Wood of Ythsie
Wood of Ythsie is a forest in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Wood of Ythsie is situated nearby to the hamlet Little Ythsie, as well as near Shethin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tolquhon Castle and Haddo House.
Tolquhon Castle
Castle
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
Tolquhon Castle is a ruined late-16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It lies about 1.5 miles north-west of Pitmedden and 2 miles south of Tarves.
Haddo House
Photo: Fionam890, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haddo House is a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 miles north of Aberdeen. Completed in 1732 to designs by William Adam, it was the former seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair and has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1979.
Pitmedden Garden
Garden
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitmedden Garden is a garden near the village of Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The garden dates from around 1675 and contains formal parterres, herbaceous borders, and an orchard. It is open to the public.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Methlick and Tarves.
Methlick
Photo: Fionam890, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Methlick is a village in Aberdeenshire about 20 miles north of Aberdeen; its main attraction is Haddo House. Methlick derives from Gaelic Maothulach, which may mean "vale of honey".
Tarves
Village
Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarves is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area between Oldmeldrum and Methlick. Following population growth to over 1,000 residents, Tarves is classified as a town in data published by Understanding Scottish Places, a change reported by BBC News in 2025.
Pitmedden
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitmedden is a rural village in the parish of Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated midway between Ellon and Oldmeldrum, and approximately 16 miles from Aberdeen.
Wood of Ythsie
- Type: Forest
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.3747° or 57° 22′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.192° or 2° 11′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C9V9RF5+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 31728185OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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