Brackens Reservoir

Brackens Reservoir is a reservoir in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Brackens Reservoir is situated nearby to the village Fintry, as well as near the locality Mains of Idoch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Craigston Castle and Delgatie Castle.

Craigston Castle

Castle

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craigston Castle is a 17th-century country house located about 4 miles north-east of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is a historic home of the Urquhart family.

Delgatie Castle

Castle

Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle consists of a white-harled, five-storey tower dating from the 16th century, with later extensions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turriff and Cuminestown.

Turriff

Town

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Turriff is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about 166 feet above sea level, and has a population of 5,708.

Cuminestown is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and sits at the centre of the parish of Monquhitter. It is approximately 6 miles from Turriff and New Deer, 10 miles from Macduff and Banff and 15 miles from Fraserburgh.

Garmond

Hamlet

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garmond is a linear village in Monquhitter Parish which is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was founded c.1760. Like the neighbouring villages of Cuminestown and New Byth, the residential part is located on the crest of a hill, the valley below being largely given over to farmland.

Brackens Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.5697° or 57° 34′ 11″ north

Longitude

-2.3935° or 2° 23′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C9VHJ94+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1167327206

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=reservoir_covered

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fintry and Mains of Idoch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hill of Brackans and Cairnhill Farm Solar Farm.

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