Ellon, Aberdeenshire

Ellon, AberdeenshireUse British English from March 2025

Ellon (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles (26 kilometres) north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan, which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine. Its name is believed to derive from the Gaelic term Eilean, an island, on account of the presence of an island in the River Ythan, which offered a convenient fording point. In 1707 it was made a burgh of barony for the Earl of Buchan. It is home to a unique collection of ancient yew trees.

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Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Modley Avenue,

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Modley Avenue
AB41 9WR
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Ellon railway station

Ellon railway station was a railway station in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Ellon Castle

Ellon Castle is a scheduled monument within the town of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Only ruins survive of the 16th-century structure that may incorporate sections from the 15th century together with 18th-century renovations. The ruins form a focal point in a formal 6-acre (2.4 ha) garden planted in 1745; an older Category A listed sundial dating from c. 1700 forms the centrepiece to the garden.

Ellon Academy

Ellon Academy is a secondary comprehensive school in the Aberdeenshire town of Ellon. In August 2015, the school moved to its new purpose-built campus to the south of the town.

Esslemont Castle

Esslemont Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on the A920 west of Ellon and is designated a scheduled monument.

Esslemont railway station

Esslemont railway station was a railway station in Esslemont, Aberdeenshire.

Arnage railway station

Arnage railway station was a railway station in Arnage, Aberdeenshire.

Logierieve railway station

Logierieve railway station was a railway station in Logierieve, Aberdeenshire.

Hill of Fiddes stone circle

Hill of Fiddes stone circle is a ruined recumbent stone circle situated near Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Only two of the stones, including the recumbent stone, remain. The stones now form part of a field wall. The diameter of the original stone circle had a diameter of approximately 14 m (46 ft). The remains of the stone circle are a designated scheduled monument.

Arnage Castle

Arnage Castle is a country house, incorporating a Z-plan tower house, located around 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Ellon, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. The tower house dates from the late 16th century, and was extended in subsequent centuries.

Cairnleith Crofts

Cairnleith Crofts is a group of dwellings in Ythanbank, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Ythanbank

Ythanbank is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on the east bank of the River Ythan on the B9005, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the town of Ellon. The village is at an elevation of 70-foot (21 m) above sea-level.

Dumbreck Castle

Dumbreck Castle was a tower house, dating from the 16th century, around 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Ellon, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alternative names were Drumbeck Castle and Mains Of Dumbreck.