Jackstown
Jackstown is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Jackstown is situated nearby to the hamlet Westertown, as well as near Eastertown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Loanhead of Daviot stone circle.
Loanhead of Daviot stone circle
Archaeological site
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Loanhead of Daviot stone circle is a recumbent stone circle in Aberdeenshire in lowland northeast Scotland. The circle consists of the recumbent stone with its flankers and a complete set of eight orthostats about 21 metres in diameter surrounding a low kerbed ring cairn which has an open court. Loanhead of Daviot stone circle is situated 1½ miles south of Jackstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folla Rule and Meikle Wartle.
Folla Rule
Hamlet
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Folla Rule is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the site of the 1376 chapel of St Rule at Folla. Another church, St George's Episcopal, was built in 1796. Folla Rule is situated 1½ miles northwest of Jackstown.
Meikle Wartle
Village
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Meikle Wartle is a small rural village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is around 7 miles north of Inverurie. Local facilities include a village hall dating from 1888, a garage and general store, a B&B and a public house. Meikle Wartle is situated 2 miles west of Jackstown.
Daviot
Village
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Daviot is a village in Aberdeenshire, 4 miles from the busy town of Inverurie. It is the birthplace of theologian William Robinson Clark. Daviot has one of the best examples of Neolithic stone circles in the north east of Scotland, Loanhead of Daviot stone circle, which comprises 10 stones plus one recumbent stone. Daviot is situated 2 miles south of Jackstown.
Jackstown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.37225° or 57° 22′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.41191° or 2° 24′ 43″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
9C9V9HCQ+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6567627322OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13278268
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