Ythanwells

This article is about the village of Ythanwells. For the Roman Camp site, see Ythan Wells. For the source of the River Ythan, known as Wells of Ythan, see River Ythan.
Ythanwells

Ythanwells
Ythanwells
 Ythanwells shown within Aberdeenshire
OS grid referenceNJ634384
Council areaAberdeenshire
Lieutenancy areaAberdeenshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HUNTLY
Postcode district AB54
Dialling code 01464
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentGordon
Scottish ParliamentAberdeenshire West
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 57°26′06″N 2°36′36″W / 57.435°N 2.610°W / 57.435; -2.610

Ythanwells (/ˌθənˈwɛlz/) is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland,[1] lying 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) east of Huntly. The village is sometimes known as Wells of Ythan, although this name strictly refers to the nearby source of the River Ythan.[2]

Ythanwells Church, now semi-derelict and in use as an agricultural barn, was built in 1864.[3] The village also formerly had a school,[4] which serves today as a community centre. Ythanwells now comes under the catchment area for Drumblade Primary School.[5]

The Roman Camp site known as Glenmailen or Ythan Wells is situated near the farm of Glenmellan, 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) east of the village.

References

  1. Ythanwells, Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. Wells of Ythan, Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. Site record for Ythanwells Church, Canmore
  4. Site record for Ythanwells School, Canmore
  5. Drumblade School, Aberdeenshire Council


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 24, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.