Meikle Wartle

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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.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 29 Banff & Huntly (Portsoy & Turriff) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN   9780319231043.
  2. "Warthill House | Canmore".
  3. "Warthill castle bed and breakfast accommodation near Aberdeen Scotland". Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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