Meikle Wartle Explained

Meikle Wartle is a small rural village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1] It is around 7 miles north of Inverurie.

Local facilities include a village hall dating from 1888 (rebuilt in 2000), a garage and general store, a B&B and a public house. There is also a country house nearby, by the name of Wardhill Castle,[2] owned by the Leslie clan and now run as a bed and breakfast.[3] The village consists of a few older buildings surrounded by several newer buildings, and a housing estate built in 2008 and finished in 2016. The village is in the catchment area for Rayne North, a small school which consists of 3 classes and around 70 pupils.

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57.3677°N -2.464°W

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 29 Banff & Huntly (Portsoy & Turriff). 9780319231043. Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  2. Web site: Warthill House | Canmore.
  3. Web site: Warthill castle bed and breakfast accommodation near Aberdeen Scotland . 2012-12-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121124083131/http://aboutscotland.com/aberdeen/warthill.html . 2012-11-24 .