External links
- Its page in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- Map sources for Hackley Head
Coordinates: 57°19′54″N1°57′19″W / 57.33173°N 1.95514°W
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Hackley Head (otherwise Forvie Ness) is a headland in Aberdeenshire, northeast Scotland.
Hackley Head is located to the south of Hackley Bay and to the north of the Sands of Forvie and the Ythan estuary. The nearest village is Collieston.
Coordinates: 57°19′54″N1°57′19″W / 57.33173°N 1.95514°W
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