Badenyon

#4850 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Badenyon is a former clachan, or village, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The last farming inhabitant of Badenyon, Jeanie Farquarson, died in the early 1970s. Badenyon is now owned by the Blaxter family and is the host of the great Badenyon Boat Race which has been going for several years. ()

Coordinates: 57°15'26"N, 3°5'43"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Badenyon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glenbuchat Castle, Doune of Invernochty, Ladder Hills, Colquhonnie Castle.

4.4 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Glenbuchat Castle, Cairngorms National Park
112 min walk • Glenbuchat Castle is a historic Z plan Scottish castle built in 1590 for John Gordon of Cairnbarrow to mark his wedding. It is located above the River Don, near Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire. The building is roofless, but otherwise in fairly good repair.
3.8 miS
Forts and castles
Doune of Invernochty, Cairngorms National Park
98 min walk • The Doune of Invernochty is a 12th-century castle in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, of which only earthworks survive.
4.6 miW
Mountain
Ladder Hills
118 min walk • The Ladder Hills are a range of hills in northeast Scotland which straddle the border between Aberdeenshire and Moray and form a part of the Grampian Mountains.
4.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Colquhonnie Castle
111 min walk • Colquhonnie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, about 10.5 miles north of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 1.0 mile east of Strathdon, north of the River Don, Aberdeenshire. The alternative spelling is Colquhonny. The castle is designated as a scheduled monument.

Badenyon

Facts and practical information

Badenyon plan & book

Badenyon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Glenbuchat Castle, Cairngorms National Park

Doune of Invernochty, Cairngorms National Park

Ladder Hills

Colquhonnie Castle