Pitcaple ( gd, Baile Chapaill) is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the

River Urie The River Urie (or River Ury) ( gd, Uaraidh / Ùraidh) is a small river in northeastern Scotland situated in the Garioch area of Aberdeenshire. Its origins are close to Bennachie, approximately 25 miles to the northwest of Aberdeen. The river ru ...

4 miles (6 km) northwest of

Inverurie Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen. Geography Inverurie is in the va ...

. Nearby Pitcaple Castle is a 17th-century country house which was restored by William Burn in 1830. It was built close to the remains of a 15th-century tower house. There is a disused

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

William Alexander

The journalist and author William Alexander (1826 - 1894) was brought up on Damhead Farm near Pitcaple.Donaldson, William, Introduction to Alexander, William, ''The Laird of Drammochdyle and his Contemporaries'', Aberdeen University Press, 1986, pp. xi - vvii,

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Hamlets in Scotland Villages in Aberdeenshire Inverurie {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub