Backhill of Clackriach
Backhill of Clackriach is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Backhill of Clackriach is situated nearby to the village Maud, as well as near the locality Bulwark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aikey Brae stone circle.
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. Aikey Brae stone circle is situated 2 miles east of Backhill of Clackriach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maud and New Deer.
Maud
Village
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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.
New Deer
Village
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New Deer is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, which lies in the valley of Deer. It is located at the junction of several roads crossing through the Howe of Buchan. New Deer is situated 2½ miles west of Backhill of Clackriach.
Stuartfield
Village
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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. Stuartfield is situated 3 miles east of Backhill of Clackriach.
Backhill of Clackriach
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.5139° or 57° 30′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.12656° or 2° 7′ 36″ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Open location code
9C9VGV7F+H9GeoNames ID
13274400
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