Dunecht House
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cullerlie stone circle and Loch of Skene.
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 southeast of Dunecht House.
Loch of Skene
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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. Loch of Skene is situated 1½ miles east of Dunecht House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Echt and Dunecht.
Echt
Village
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Echt is an Aberdeenshire crossroads village in northeast Scotland with a population of approximately 300 people. Echt has a number of prehistoric remains, including the Barmekin of Echt which is on a hill to the northwest.
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 1½ miles north of Dunecht House.
Garlogie
Village
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Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was, during the 19th century, the site of a textile milling settlement using water from Loch of Skene. Garlogie is situated 2 miles east of Dunecht House.
Dunecht House
- Type: Estate
- Description: stately home in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: stately home and agriculture
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Dunecht House” goes by many names.
- French: “Dunecht House”
- German: “Dunecht House”
- Japanese: “ダン・ハウス”
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Highlights include Hill of Easter Echt and Barmekin Hill.
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