Den of Maidencraig Local Nature Reserve

Den of Maidencraig Local Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Aberdeen, Scotland. Den of Maidencraig Local Nature Reserve is situated near the hamlet Gateside, as well as near Newpark.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gordon Highlanders Museum and Woodend Hospital.

Gordon Highlanders Museum

Museum

Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794, merged with the 75th Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994.

Woodend Hospital

Hospital

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Woodend Hospital is a health facility located in the Woodend area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

Johnston Gardens

Garden

Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Johnston Gardens is a small public garden in Aberdeen, Scotland. The garden has won the Britain in Bloom competition many times. The gardens are used for weddings, both ceremonies and for photography.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westhill and Bucksburn.

Westhill

Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Westhill is a town in Aberdeenshire, seven miles west of Aberdeen. It was built as a "greenfield" commuter town and industrial park from 1968, and by 2022 had grown to a population of 12,000.

Bucksburn

Suburb

Photo: Bucksburnian, Public domain.

Bucksburn is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city.

Mastrick

Suburb

Mastrick is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland, located on the western fringes of the city around 2+1⁄2 miles from the city centre. It currently has a population of 7,365 and an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Den of Maidencraig Local Nature Reserve

Type: Nature reserve
Also known as: “Den of Maidencraig LNR”
Category: recreation area
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.1469° or 57° 8′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.1877° or 2° 11′ 16″ west

Established

1992

Open location code

9C9V4RW6+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 485208592

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gateside and Newpark.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hazlehead Cemetery and Mill of Maidencraig.

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