Kirkton of Skene

Places of Interest

Loch of Skene

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Loch of Skene is a large lowland, freshwater loch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 1 mi to the west of the village of Kirkton of Skene and 9 mi west of Aberdeen.

Cullerlie stone circle

Archaeological site

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Cullerlie stone circle, also known as the Standing Stones of Echt, is a small stone circle situated near Echt, Aberdeenshire. It consists of eight irregular stones of red granite arranged at approximately equal intervals to form a circle of 10.2 m diameter, enclosing the same number of small cairns. Cullerlie stone circle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kirkton of Skene.

Westhill Academy

School

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Westhill Academy is an Aberdeenshire Council secondary school in Westhill, near Aberdeen, Scotland, serving the Westhill, Elrick and Skene areas of Aberdeenshire. Westhill Academy is situated 1½ miles east of Kirkton of Skene.

Places in the Area

Elrick

Village

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Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7+1⁄2 miles west of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting.

Garlogie

Village

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Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. During the 19th century, it was the site of a textile milling settlement using water from Loch of Skene. Garlogie is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirkton of Skene.

Westhill

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Westhill is a town in Aberdeenshire, seven miles west of Aberdeen. It was built as a "greenfield" commuter town and industrial park from 1968, and by 2020 had grown to a population of 12,110.

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