Merrytop

Merrytop is a ruins in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Merrytop is situated nearby to Hatton Post Office, as well as near the peak Knockie Hillock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Olaf’s Church.

St Olaf’s Church

Church

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built in 1776. It was designated in 1971. It is a Church of Scotland parish church. St Olaf’s Church is situated 1 mile east of Merrytop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatton and Cruden Bay.

Hatton

Village

Photo: Gav barnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hatton is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies on the A90 road, approximately equidistant from both Ellon and Peterhead. It has a biscuit factory that was once called Simmers – it was Hatton's only claim to fame, as it supplied biscuits to such upmarket shops as Marks and Spencers.

Cruden Bay

Village

Photo: DavidDixon, Public domain.

Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle, local tradition associates Cruden Bay with a supposed battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm… Cruden Bay is situated 2 miles east of Merrytop.

Whinnyfold

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whinnyfold or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Whinnyfold is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland. Whinnyfold is situated 2½ miles southeast of Merrytop.

Merrytop

Type: Ruins
Category: building
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.41952° or 57° 25′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.90938° or 1° 54′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C9WC39R+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 374068923

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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