The Meaths
The Meaths is an islet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Meaths is situated nearby to Disused Quarry, as well as near the islet Hare Craig.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RRH Buchan and Buchan Ness Lighthouse.
RRH Buchan
Military installation
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Buchan or RRH Buchan is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Stirling Hill, 3.2 kilometres south of Peterhead on the Aberdeenshire coast of northeast Scotland. RRH Buchan is situated 1 mile northwest of The Meaths.
Buchan Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buchan Ness lighthouse is a lighthouse in Boddam, Aberdeenshire. Scotland. The area around the headland of Buchan Ness was for many centuries the point from which trading and whaling voyages departed across open ocean, bound for Archangel, Greenland and Spitsbergen amongst other destinations. Buchan Ness Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Meaths.
Brethren Meeting House
Church
Photo: Seasider53, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brethren Meeting House is a Category C listed building at 26 Gordon Street in Boddam, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was formerly a late-Victorian-era Wesleyan church. Brethren Meeting House is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Meaths.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bullers of Buchan and Boddam.
Bullers of Buchan
Hamlet
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The name Bullers of Buchan refers both to a collapsed sea cave and to the adjacent village, situated about 6 miles south of Peterhead in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Boddam
Village
Photo: Alan Jamieson, CC BY 2.0.
Boddam is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is 29 miles north of Aberdeen and 3 miles south of Peterhead. The settlement of Stirling Village lies immediately to the west. Boddam is situated 1½ miles north of The Meaths.
Buchan Ness
Locality
Buchan Ness is a bridged island that is connected to the village of Boddam on mainland Scotland by a road running over a short causeway. In 2022 the census recorded a permanent population on the island of a single individual. Buchan Ness is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Meaths.
The Meaths
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.44885° or 57° 26′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.79784° or 1° 47′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C9WC6X2+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 641565131OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Disused Quarry and Hare Craig.
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