Route near Newburgh

Knockhall Castle is a historic Scottish castle near to Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.The castle was built by William Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair of Newburgh completed in November 1459. James VI stayed on 9 July 1589. There is a stone door lintel carved with the date '1589 'in memorial of the royal visit. John Sinclair, 10th Lord Sinclair sold the castle to Clan Udny in 1634.

Balmedie (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mheadhain) is a large village in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies north of the city of Aberdeen, in the civil parish of Belhelvie. The long and wide beach is bordered by an extensive dune system that stretches 14 miles (23 km) from Aberdeen to just north of the Ythan Estuary at Newburgh.

Foveran (Scottish Gaelic: Fobharan) is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is located 11 miles (18 km) north of Aberdeen and 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road.The origin of the place-name is from the Scottish Gaelic word fuaran indicating a place with a little spring and appears as Furene in c.

Newburgh is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village dates to 1261 AD, when William St. Clair, 6th Baron of Roslin, wanted to establish a chapel in the area. Originally built as a school, somewhat later the chapel of Holy Rood was established.