Motte of Tillydrone

Motte of Tillydrone is an archaeological site in Aberdeen, Scotland. Motte of Tillydrone is situated near Scottish Meadow, as well as near Cathedral Church of St Machar.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cathedral Church of St Machar and Seaton Park.

Cathedral Church of St Machar

Church

Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Machar's Cathedral is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland, located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Cathedral Church of St Machar is situated 850 feet east of Motte of Tillydrone.

Seaton Park

Park

Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seaton Park is a public park in the Old Aberdeen area of Aberdeen, Scotland. One of the city's biggest parks, it was bought by the city for use as a public park in 1947 from Major Malcolm Vivian Hay, a cryptographer during the First World War and a historian of Catholic and Jewish history. Seaton Park is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Motte of Tillydrone.

King’s Museum

Museum

Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

King's Museum was a small university museum operated by the University of Aberdeen and located in the Old Town House in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. King’s Museum is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Motte of Tillydrone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tillydrone and Old Aberdeen.

Tillydrone

Suburb

Tillydrone is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. Lying north of the city centre and slightly north-west of Old Aberdeen, it is roughly bounded by the River Don, St Machar Drive, and the main Aberdeen-Inverness railway line.

Old Aberdeen

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Old Aberdeen is part of Aberdeen in Scotland. Old Aberdeen was originally a separate burgh, which was erected into a burgh of barony on 26 December 1489.

Donside Village

Neighborhood

Donside Village is a neighbourhood of Tillydrone in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Motte of Tillydrone

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Mote Hill”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.17063° or 57° 10′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.10638° or 2° 6′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C9V5VCV+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 640046391

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Scottish Meadow and Scottish Meadow.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Informal Picnic Area and Sir Robert Benholm Statue.

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