Bograxie
Bograxie is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bograxie is situated nearby to the locality The Colony, as well as near the hamlet Blairdaff.Places of Interest
Highlights include Easter Aquhorthies stone circle and Fetternear Palace.
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone circle and one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected. Easter Aquhorthies stone circle is situated 2 miles northeast of Bograxie.
Fetternear Palace
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. It is near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire. Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House were built on part of the site. Fetternear Palace is situated 2 miles southeast of Bograxie.
Mither Tap hillfort
Fort
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mither Tap hillfort is a prehistoric stone-walled fortification located on the summit of Mither Tap, a prominent granite outcrop on the eastern side of the Bennachie range in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mither Tap hillfort is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bograxie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Colony and Kemnay.
The Colony
Locality
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The Colony was a squatters' community on commonty, or common land, on one side of Bennachie, a range of hills near Aberdeen, Scotland.
Kemnay
Town
Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kemnay is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bograxie.
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. Pitcaple is situated 3½ miles north of Bograxie.
Bograxie
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.26626° or 57° 15′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.48852° or 2° 29′ 19″ westElevation
509 feet (155 metres)Open location code
9C9V7G86+GHGeoNames ID
13278447
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