Old Forest
Old Forest is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Old Forest is situated nearby to the locality Garbet, as well as near the hamlet Bruntland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wormy Hillock Henge and Tap o’ Noth.
Wormy Hillock Henge
Archaeological site
Photo: jake williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wormy Hillock Henge, also known as The Dragon's Grave, is a small henge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in the Clashindarroch Forest.
Tap o’ Noth
Peak
Photo: Steve Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. Tap o’ Noth is situated 2½ miles east of Old Forest.
Clashindarroch Forest
Coniferous forest
Photo: Andrew Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clashindarroch Forest is possibly the largest forest in Aberdeenshire, situated to the south-west of the market town of Huntly. Managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. Clashindarroch Forest is situated 2 miles northeast of Old Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhynie and Cabrach.
Rhynie
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the A97 road, 14 miles northwest of Alford. The Rhynie Chert is named after the village, as is the fossil plant genus Rhynia. Rhynie is situated 3½ miles southeast of Old Forest.
Cabrach
Village
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cabrach is an estate and largely depopulated rural community in Moray, Scotland. The meaning of the name has been much disputed. Traditionally it is held to mean "timber moss", though this has no recognisable counterpart in Scottish Gaelic, and Alexander Smith suggests no Gaelic meaning can be assigned. Cabrach is situated 4 miles southwest of Old Forest.
Gartly
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gartly is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron. The parish in which it is located also takes its name. Gartly is situated 5 miles east of Old Forest.
Old Forest
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.35399° or 57° 21′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.92397° or 2° 55′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C9V933G+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 10538298286OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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