Craigearn

Craigearn is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Craigearn is situated nearby to the hamlet Leschangie, as well as near the town Kemnay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Fraser and Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of.

Castle Fraser

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

Castle Fraser is a large Z-plan castle near Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is considered one of the most elaborate examples of its type and one of the grandest of the 'Castles of Mar'.

Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of

Archaeological site

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of is an archaeological site.

Fetternear Palace

Ruins

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. It is near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire. Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House were built on part of the site. Fetternear Palace is situated 2 miles north of Craigearn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemnay and Sauchen.

Kemnay

Town

Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Sauchen

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sauchen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies 3 miles west of Dunecht and 10 miles west of Aberdeen. The village has around 200 houses, and is serviced by Cluny Primary School which is located around 1 mile north of the centre. Sauchen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Craigearn.

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. Skene is situated 3½ miles southeast of Craigearn.

Craigearn

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.21777° or 57° 13′ 4″ north

Longitude

-2.46° or 2° 27′ 36″ west

Elevation

285 feet (87 metres)

Open location code

9C9V6G9R+42

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1335743490

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2652145

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