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Stonehaven is the small town in United Kingdom, located some 30 km to the south-west from Aberdeen. The capital city London is in 810 km to the south-east. According to the latest census, the population of Stonehaven is about 11,400 people. Stonehaven is a popular tourist destination thanks to its ruins and sports facilities.

The closest airport Dyce (IATA: ABZ) is about 40 km away.

Places to see in Stonehaven

1. Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a precipitous rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles (3 km) south of Stonehaven. Its surviving buildings are largely of the 15th-16th centuries, but an important fortress certainly existed on this site from Dark Age times. Dunnottar played an important role in the history of Scotland from the Middle Ages through to the Enlightenment, due to its strategic location overlooking the shipping lanes to northern S…

2. Stonehaven Open Air Pool
Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool, Queen Elizabeth Park, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire AB39 2RD, is an Olympic sized heated open air public pool opened in 1934. It is the lido in the UK.

3. Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan
The Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan is a ruined chapel overlooking the North Sea immediately north of Stonehaven, in the Mearns of Scotland, along the northern shoreline of Stonehaven Bay. (Watt, 1985) The founding of this Christian place of worship is associated with St. Nathalan. Who lived circa 650 AD. The structure is alternatively known as Cowie Chapel. The chapel is at the point where the Highland Boundary Fault meets the sea and so is on the dividing line between the highlands and l…

4. Ury House
Ury House is a large ruined mansion in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built in the Elizabethan style in 1885 by Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet. It is situated on the north-east coast about 1 mile (1. 6  km) north of Stonehaven in the former county of Kincardineshire.

If you have already seen Stonehaven, there are still plenty of things to do on the outskirts of the city. Are you fancy to travel around a bit? Here is our list:

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Stonehaven tourist attractions and interesting places

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Dunnottar Castle

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a

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Crathes Castle

Crathes Castle is a 16th century castle near Banchory in the

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Drum Castle

Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For

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Drumtochty Castle

Drumtochty Castle is a neo-gothic style castellated mansion erected in

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Stonehaven Open Air Pool

Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool, Queen Elizabeth Park, Stonehaven,

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Storybook Glen

Storybook Glen is a children's theme park in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is

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Muchalls Castle

Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of

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Allardice Castle

Allardice Castle is a sixteenth century manor house in

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Benholm Mill

Benholm Mill in Kincardineshire, Scotland, is a restored and fully

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Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan

The Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan is a ruined chapel overlooking

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Auld Bourtreebush

Auld Bourtreebush is a prehistoric stone circle in Aberdeenshire,

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Ury House

Ury House is a large ruined mansion in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built

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Kirkton of Fetteresso

The Kirktown of Fetteresso is a well-preserved village near

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Hotels in Stonehaven

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The Mill Inn Apartments

starting $205

The Harbour Tower

starting $134

Shorehead Guest House

starting $124

Woodside of Glasslaw Guesthouse

starting $72

Maryculter House Hotel

starting $78

Mercure Aberdeen Ardoe House Hotel and Spa

starting $94

Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel

starting $247

Premier Inn Aberdeen South - Portlethan

starting $57

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