Looking through the triangular window at Ardgrain, the Ellon Webcam points south towards the market town of Ellon in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. If you like what you see, why not contact us and sign our guestbook.
Bordering the river Ythan, Ellon serves as a dormitory town to Aberdeen and has grown in recent years thanks to the 1970's North Sea oil boom. The Ythan estuary is just visible in the very left of the image, as is the village of Balmedie just beyond.
With a population now approximately 10 000, Ellon has a thriving local community and is popular with commuters wishing to work in Aberdeen but live outwith the city. This popularity has helped to push local house prices ever higher, and Ellon was ranked in the top four most rapidly increasing areas within Scotland in 2006.
Originally just a fording place across the Ythan river, Ellon slowly grew to became the Buchan seat of power in the Middle Ages when Ellon Castle (called Ardgith) was built by the Kennedy family. Robert the Bruce totally destroyed Ellon in 1308 as part of the "Harrying of Buchan" following the defeat of his enemy, the Earl of Buchan. The Kennedies of Ellon Castle also built Ardgrain, and although the original Ellon Castle is now a ruin, Ardgrain itself still serves as a tangible and real link to Ellon's past.
You can see pictures of Ellon and the surrounding areas in our local picture galleries.
Ellon webcam images are currently updated every 5 seconds.
We use D-Link IP network cameras to upload webcam images to Ardgrain, and we are always keen to host more views of Aberdeenshire and the North East of Scotland. If you are interested in showing the world the view from your Aberdeenshire house or garden, please read about our Free Webcam Hosting offer.
Ellon Webcam - Watch live pictures of Scotland from the Ellon Webcam, which looks out over picturesque rolling Aberdeenshire Countryside towards the market town of Ellon. |
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Gardenstown Webcam - Breathtaking views towards the secluded village harbour at Gardenstown. The Gamrie webcam also takes in the ancient fort of Castle Hill and the rugged Scottish coastline. |
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Inverurie Webcam -Scenic views from Inverurie and Port Elphinstone looking towards Bourtie Hill. Inverurie straddles the River Don and the River Ury, and is only 4 miles (6.4 km) from the imposing and famous mountain of Bennachie. |
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New Deer Webcam - See Bennachie and live Scottish pictures of the historic town of New Deer in the North East of Scotland. Stunning webcam looking over rugged countryside towards the distant scottish mountain of Bennachie and the prominent peak, Mithir Tap.Click here to see the New Deer and Bennachie Webcam |
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Stonehaven Webcam - Discover the historic harbour town of Stonehaven on the North-East coast of Aberdeenshire, home of Dunnottar castle which was sacked in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell to find the Crown Jewels following an eight month siege.Click here to see the Stonehaven Harbour Webcam |
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Gardenstown Weather - The Gardenstown Weather Station provides constantly updated weather info and forecaster prediction, making it ideal for surfers, kite enthusiasts and anyone heading outdoors. |
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Inverurie Weather - The Inverurie Weather Station has live weather for Inverurie and Bennachie to the west of Aberdeen, which is perfect for hill walkers, mountaineers and mountain bikers. |
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/webcams/stonehaven.asp - Live webcam of Stonehaven harbour, to the south of Aberdeen, close to the site of Dunnottar Castle. Webcam maintained by Aberdeenshire council.
http://www.cairngormmountain.org.uk/web-cam - Live pictures from the Cairngorm national park in Scotland, with two webcams. The first webcam looks from the Daylodge up into Coire Cas, and the second from the Ptarmigan restaurant looking down the Ciste Fairway.
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/webcams/banff.asp - Webcam of Banff marina, Banffshire in Scotland. Banff looks over the same coastline as our very own Gardenstown webcam. We also broadcast live weather data from the Gardenstown Weather Station.
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acci/web/site/xwc_webcamlist.asp - Aberdeen city council webcams of the Granite City. Webcams include the Aberdeen Harbour Webcam, looking down over Aberdeen courthouse and the top of Union Street The Aberdeen Castlegate Webcam is at the intersection of King Street and Union Street in Aberdeen, and looks over the top of Archibald Simpsons down onto the Citadel. The Aberdeen Union Street Webcam looks west up Union Street in the city, over Belmont Street and the Bon Accord centre. And the Aberdeen Sports Centre Webcam shows the progress being made on the new Aberdeen sports facility.
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/virtual_aberdeen/index.shtml - The Aberdeen University webcam of Kings College, in Old Aberdeen.
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/clsm/matthewhay/cam/ - Shows a live webcam of the Aberdeen University Life Sciences area in Aberdeen.
http://www.northeastcreative.com/ibacam/inveruriecam.htm - The Inverurie town centre webcam.
http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/views.aspx?mi=aberdeen - Traffic webcams from the North-East of Scotland, showing Foudland west and east near Huntly, two webcams at Birness between Ellon and Peterhead, two at Charlstown to the south of Aberdeen and two at Laurencekirk, south of Stonehaven.
http://www.deesideglidingclub.co.uk/webCam.php - The Deeside gliding club webcam at Aboyne in Grampian.