Fordtown Battery Storage
Fordtown Battery Storage is a power station in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Fordtown Battery Storage is situated nearby to the forest Gauchhill Plantation, as well as near Hallforest Castle.- Type: Power station
- Description: battery storage power plant in Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fordtown Battery Energy Storage System”
- Address: Kintore, AB51 0XJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hallforest Castle and Kintore railway station.
Hallforest Castle
Castle
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. Alternative names are Castle of Hallforrest, Hall Forest Castle or simply Hallforrest. Hallforest Castle is situated 3,000 feet north of Fordtown Battery Storage.
Kintore railway station
Railway station
Photo: NemesisAT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kintore railway station is in Kintore, Scotland on the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Originally opened in 1854, it closed in 1964 but was reopened on a different site in 2020. Kintore railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fordtown Battery Storage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kintore and Kemnay.
Kintore
Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don.
Kemnay
Town
Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kemnay is situated 3 miles west of Fordtown Battery Storage.
Blackburn
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackburn is a village northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is situated in Aberdeenshire. Local amenities include an industrial estate, primary school, nursing home, local Co-op and a community hall. Blackburn is situated 3 miles east of Fordtown Battery Storage.
Fordtown Battery Storage
- Categories: battery storage power station and industry
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.22071° or 57° 13′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.37034° or 2° 22′ 13″ westOperator
EelpowerOpen location code
9C9V6JCH+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1187629536OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q120360277
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gauchhill Plantation and Broomhill Plantation.
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