Crathes School

Crathes School is a school in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Crathes School is situated near the forest Myrebird Plantation, as well as near Hirn Triangle.

Email: crathes.sch@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Type: School
Postal code: AB31 5QR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Crathes Castle and Milton of Crathes railway station.

Crathes Castle

Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was owned by the family for almost 400 years. Crathes Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Crathes School.

Milton of Crathes railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milton of Crathes railway station is located at Milton of Crathes, three miles east of Banchory, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Milton of Crathes railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Crathes School.

Warren Field

Warren Field is a Mesolithic archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built about 8,000 BCE and interpreted as a calendar monument. It includes 12 pits believed to correlate with phases of the Moon and used as a lunisolar calendar. Warren Field is situated 1½ miles south of Crathes School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkton of Durris and Banchory.

Kirkton of Durris

Village

Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkton of Durris is a hamlet in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kirkton of Durris is situated 3 miles southeast of Crathes School.

Banchory

Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Banchory is a town in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2016 of 7560. It's in the scenic Dee valley 18 miles west of Aberdeen, and its main visitor attraction is Crathes Castle. It's also a good base for visiting Balmoral Castle and Cairngorms National Park.

Drumoak

Village

Photo: Agowser, CC BY 3.0.

Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme. Drumoak is situated 3½ miles east of Crathes School.

Crathes School

Category: education
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.08072° or 57° 4′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.44192° or 2° 26′ 31″ west

Operator

Aberdeenshire Council

Open location code

9C9V3HJ5+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 422737713

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Myrebird Plantation and Hirn Triangle.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Druggam and Sangster & Company.

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