Chapel of Garioch
Chapel of Garioch is a village in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Chapel of Garioch is situated nearby to the hamlet Pitcaple, as well as near the village Whiteford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Stone and Balquhain Castle.
Maiden Stone
The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating from the late 8th or early 9th century AD.Balquhain Castle
Ruins
Photo: Greg Stringham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balquhain Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It served as the stronghold of the Leslies of Balquhain. The castle is located 4 kilometres to the west of Inverurie, and is protected as a scheduled monument.
Balquhain
Archaeological site
Photo: John Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balquhain is a ruined recumbent stone circle 3 miles from Inverurie in Scotland, with views to Mither Tap. Over seventy of these circles are found in lowland Aberdeenshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pitcaple and Harlaw.
Pitcaple
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the banks of the River Urie, 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle dates from around 1457 and was restored by William Burn in 1835. There is a disused railway station.
Harlaw
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlaw is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Chapel of Garioch.
The Colony
Locality
Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Colony was a squatters' community on commonty, or common land, on one side of Bennachie, a range of hills near Aberdeen, Scotland. The Colony is situated 2 miles southwest of Chapel of Garioch.
Chapel of Garioch
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Chapel Garioch”
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.30728° or 57° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.46956° or 2° 28′ 10″ westElevation
541 feet (165 metres)Open location code
9C9V8G4J+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1204621026OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2653363
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