Meikle Loch
Meikle Loch is an inland loch some miles north of Collieston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated as part of the Ythan Estuary complex, along with the Sands of Forvie, as a Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes.Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Slains Castle.
Old Slains Castle
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building located five miles northeast. Old Slains Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Meikle Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hackley Head and Whinnyfold.
Hackley Head
Locality
Hackley Head is a headland in Aberdeenshire, northeast Scotland. Hackley Head is located to the south of Hackley Bay and to the north of the Sands of Forvie and the Ythan estuary. The nearest village is Collieston. Hackley Head is situated 2½ miles south of Meikle Loch.
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 3½ miles northeast of Meikle Loch.
Newburgh
Village
Newburgh is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village dates to 1261 AD, when William St. Clair, 6th Baron of Roslin, wanted to establish a chapel in the area. Originally built as a school, somewhat later the chapel of Holy Rood was established. Newburgh is situated 4 miles southwest of Meikle Loch.
Meikle Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.36758° or 57° 22′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.95322° or 1° 57′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C9W929W+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 37712523OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q6810059
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre and Parish Church of Slains, Kirkton of Slains, Collieston.
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