Belskavie Tower
Belskavie Tower is a tower in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Belskavie Tower is situated nearby to the hamlet Coalford, as well as near the coniferous forest Newmill Hill Forest.- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Address: Banchory, AB31 5AR
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Normandykes and Maryculter House.
Normandykes
Archaeological site
Normandykes is the site of a Roman marching camp 1 mile to the southwest of Peterculter, City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The near-rectangular site, measuring approximately 860 by 510 metres, covers about 106 acres of the summit and eastern slopes of a hill overlooking the River Dee and the B9077 road further south. Normandykes is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Belskavie Tower.
Maryculter House
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maryculter House is a historic house in the village of Maryculter, or Kirkton of Maryculter, in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Maryculter House is situated 1¼ miles east of Belskavie Tower.
The Den and the Glen
Theme park
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Den and the Glen is a children's park in Maryculter, Scotland, near the city of Aberdeen, which opened in 1984. The park features outdoor play areas and sculptural displays depicting characters from fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and popular children’s television and film franchises. The Den and the Glen is situated 2½ miles east of Belskavie Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalford and Peterculter.
Coalford
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile west of Peterculter. The population is around 100.
Peterculter
Village
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peterculter, also known as Culter, is an outer suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about eight miles from the city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Dee, at its confluence with the Culter Burn.
Drumoak
Village
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 2 miles southwest of Belskavie Tower.
Belskavie Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.09243° or 57° 5′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.29383° or 2° 17′ 38″ westOpen location code
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man_made=towerWikidata ID
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