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Cults

Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe

About Cults

Cults is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Nigg, 19km from Dunnottar Castle.

Cults is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 3,500, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Cults sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cults to your route.

About Cults

Cults railway station was opened on 8 September 1853 by the Deeside Railway and served part of Cults with mansion houses such as Southfield, Wellwood, Woodbank, Inchgarth, Drumgarth and Norwood nearby. The Deeside Railway station was replaced in 1855 by a new GNoSR that remained open, despite the 1937 closure of many

Read more other stations on the Aberdeen suburban service, until 1966 as an intermediate station on the Deeside Railway that ran from Aberdeen (Joint) to Ballater. Cults is located in the parish of Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Where is Cults located?

Cults is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 57.1167 latitude, -2.1667 longitude.

What is the population of Cults?

Cults has a population of approximately 3,500 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.

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Quick Information

Population
3,500
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
57.1167, -2.1667

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Cults

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Dunnottar Castle

A ruined medieval fortress on a dramatic rocky headland on the northeastern coast of Scotland.

19 km · about 20 min drive

museum

Grampian Transport Museum

Acclaimed motoring museum in Alford, Aberdeenshire, with everything from steam locomotives to supercars, plus its own outdoor test track used for summer motoring events.

35 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Cults

  • 65 kmThe Lecht (A939 Old Military Road)Notorious high crossing of the eastern Cairngorms on the 18th-century military road between Cockbridge and Tomintoul, climbing to 637m with roller-coaster gradients: often the first UK road closed by snow.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

May to September

Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.

Nearby Destinations

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5 km awayPop. 198,590

Cove

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Portlethen

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 km awayPop. 8,200

Kingswells

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 km awayPop. 4,750

Peterculter

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 km awayPop. 4,560

Westhill

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

8 km awayPop. 12,110

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