Bowdun Head
Bowdun Head is a cape in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bowdun Head is situated nearby to the locality Black Hill, as well as near the hamlet Mains of Dunnottar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunnottar Castle and Dunnicaer.
Dunnottar Castle
Castle
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Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.
Dunnicaer
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnicaer, or Dun-na-caer, is a precipitous sea stack just off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, between Dunnottar Castle and Stonehaven. Despite the unusual difficulty of access, in 1832 Pictish symbol stones were found on the summit and 21st-century archaeology has discovered evidence of a Pictish hill fort which may have incorporated the stones in its structure.
Stonehaven Tolbooth
Museum
Photo: Panama1958, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a late 16th-century stone building originally used as a courthouse and a prison in the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehaven and Kirktown of Fetteresso.
Stonehaven
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stonehaven is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, 15 miles south of Aberdeen. Its main attraction is Dunnottar Castle, scenically perched on a headland south of town.
Kirktown of Fetteresso
Village
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The Kirktown of Fetteresso is a well-preserved village near Stonehaven, Scotland. In the planning area of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, this village contains many very old stone residential structures as well as the Church of St.
Red Cloak
Quarter
Red Cloak is an industrial area of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site's settlement history is associated with events at the nearby Chapel of St.
Bowdun Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.95053° or 56° 57′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.1915° or 2° 11′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C8VXR25+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 12055436776OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2655068
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Black Hill and Mains of Dunnottar.
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Highlights include Silver House and Benholm’s Lodgings.
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