Hill of Dens
Hill of Dens is a peak in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 551 feet. Hill of Dens is situated nearby to the village Stuartfield, as well as near the hamlet Biffie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aikey Brae stone circle and Deer Abbey.
Aikey Brae stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aikey Brae is a recumbent stone circle on Parkhouse Hill near Old Deer in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The recumbent stone is about 21.5 tonnes and there are five stones still erected in total.
Deer Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Deacon of Pndapetzim, Public domain.
Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland. It was founded by 1219 under the patronage William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there.
Aden Country Park
Park
Photo: Watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aden Country Park is located in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first mentioned in the 10th-century Book of Deer. The park has a caravan area with camping, a small shop, a small cafe near the agricultural museum, a play area, the maintained ruins of Aden House, landscaped gardens, and a barbecue area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stuartfield and Old Deer.
Stuartfield
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 1.8 kilometres south of Old Deer. It was formerly known as New Crichie, and the name is still used by locals as illustrated by the village association website being crichie.org.
Old Deer
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Deer is a parish and village in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The population in 2011 was 152. The village lies on the A950, beside the Deer or South Ugie Water, 10.1 miles west of Peterhead and 2 miles from Mintlaw.
Maud
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maud is a village in the Buchan area of the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire, with a population of 780. Located 13 miles west of Peterhead on the South Ugie Water, Maud rose to prosperity after 1863 as a railway junction of the Formartine and Buchan Railway that ran through Maud to Fraserburgh and Peterhead, but has always been the meeting place of six roads.
Hill of Dens
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 551 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.50024° or 57° 30′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.08038° or 2° 4′ 49″ westElevation
551 feet (168 metres)Open location code
9C9VGW29+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2419770536OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12611726
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