Loch of Skene

Loch of Skene is a large lowland, freshwater loch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 1 mi to the west of the village of Kirkton of Skene and 9 mi west of Aberdeen.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cullerlie stone circle and Dunecht House.

Cullerlie stone circle

Archaeological site

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Cullerlie stone circle, also known as the Standing Stones of Echt, is a small stone circle situated near Echt, Aberdeenshire. It consists of eight irregular stones of red granite arranged at approximately equal intervals to form a circle of 10.2 m diameter, enclosing the same number of small cairns. Cullerlie stone circle is situated 2 miles south of Loch of Skene.

Dunecht House

House

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Dunecht House is a stately home on the Dunecht estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The house is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens. Dunecht House is situated 2 miles west of Loch of Skene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garlogie and Elrick.

Garlogie

Village

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Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. During the 19th century, it was the site of a textile milling settlement using water from Loch of Skene.

Elrick

Village

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Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7+1⁄2 miles west of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting. Elrick is situated 2 miles east of Loch of Skene.

Dunecht

Village

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Dunecht is a slightly linear village on the A944 road in north-east Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It is not to be confused with Echt. Dunecht is located 12 miles west of the city of Aberdeen and is situated by the confluence of the Kinnernie and Bervie burns. Dunecht is situated 2½ miles northwest of Loch of Skene.

Loch of Skene

Type: Body of water
Description: lake dammed as a reservoir in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, outflows south to Leuchar Burn
Categories: reservoir and lake
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.15781° or 57° 9′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.35749° or 2° 21′ 27″ west

Elevation

315 feet (96 metres)

Open location code

9C9V5J5V+42

OpenStreetMap ID

way 22761789

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2637741

Wikidata ID

Q6665035

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Loch of Skene” goes by many names.

Arabic: “بحيرة سكين”
Cebuano: “Loch of Skene”
Scots: “Loch o Skene”
Swedish: “Loch of Skene”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kirkton of Skene and Garlogie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boat house and Gask Wood.

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