Rhynie
Rhynie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the A97 road, 14 miles northwest of Alford. The Rhynie Chert is named after the village, as is the fossil plant genus Rhynia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rhynie, Aberdeenshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhynie and Kearn war memorial and Tap o’ Noth.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial
Work of art
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial is a work of art.
Tap o’ Noth
Peak
Photo: Steve Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. Tap o’ Noth is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rhynie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kennethmont and Lumsden.
Kennethmont
Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kennethmont is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont is situated 3 miles northeast of Rhynie.
Lumsden
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road. Lumsden is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rhynie.
Gartly
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gartly is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron. The parish in which it is located also takes its name. Gartly is situated 3½ miles northeast of Rhynie.
Rhynie
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.33191° or 57° 19′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.83475° or 2° 50′ 5″ westElevation
610 feet (186 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB RYIOpen location code
9C9V85J8+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1186083690OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2639403Wikidata ID
Q3774591
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Highlights include Noth Parish Church and Rhynie Post Office.
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