Waters of Philorth Local Nature Reserve
Waters of Philorth Local Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Waters of Philorth Local Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Cairnbulg, as well as near the locality Cairnbulh Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inverallochy Castle and Bellslea Park.
Inverallochy Castle
Castle
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverallochy Castle is a ruined courtyard castle, near the village of Inverallochy in the Buchan area of North-East Scotland, dating to 1504. It lies 0.5 miles south of Cairnbulg Castle, near Fraserburgh, and formerly stood beside the now-drained Loch of Inverallochy.
Bellslea Park
Stadium
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Bellslea Park is a football ground in Fraserburgh in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fraserburgh. It is located on Seaforth Street in the centre of the town and has a capacity of 3,000 with 480 seated.
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
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Fraserburgh Breakwater Light is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fraserburgh and Inverallochy and Cairnbulg.
Fraserburgh
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Fraserburgh is a fishing port in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2020 of 13,000. In the 19th century it was a major port for herring, and shell-fishing is still an important local industry. It hosts the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
Inverallochy and Cairnbulg
Village
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The villages of Inverallochy and Cairnbulg lie some 4 miles east of Fraserburgh, in North East Scotland. It formerly consisted of the three fishing villages of Brandesburgh, Cairnbulg and Inverallochy, but the former village has since disappeared…
St Combs
Village
Photo: Ken Pickering, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy. It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607.
Waters of Philorth Local Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Waters of Philorth LNR”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.6725° or 57° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.9625° or 1° 57′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C9WM2FP+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 639474154OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cairnbulg and Cairnbulh Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fraserburgh (Philorth) and Moat Hill.
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