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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cullerlie stone circle and Dunecht House.
Cullerlie stone circle
Archaeological site
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
Photo: Ian Sutherland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Skene and Garlogie.
Skene
Village
Photo: Andrew Tryon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skene is a small farming community in North East Scotland some 6 mi west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene.
Garlogie
Village
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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″ northLongitude
-2.35749° or 2° 21′ 27″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C9V5J5V+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 22761789OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch of Skene from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 Garlogie and Mason Lodge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temple and Boat house.
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