Cowie Hill Stone
Cowie Hill Stone is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cowie Hill Stone is situated nearby to the meadow Drumhill, as well as near the church Drum Castle Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cullerlie stone circle and Normandykes.
Cullerlie stone circle
Archaeological site
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 north of Cowie Hill Stone.
Normandykes
Archaeological site
Normandykes is the site of a Roman marching camp 1 mile to the southwest of Peterculter, City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The near-rectangular site, measuring approximately 860 by 510 metres, covers about 106 acres of the summit and eastern slopes of a hill overlooking the River Dee and the B9077 road further south. Normandykes is situated 2½ miles east of Cowie Hill Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumoak and Coalford.
Drumoak
Village
Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme.
Coalford
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile west of Peterculter. The population is around 100. Coalford is situated 2 miles east of Cowie Hill Stone.
Peterculter
Village
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peterculter, also known as Culter, is an outer suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about eight miles from the city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Dee, at its confluence with the Culter Burn. Peterculter is situated 3 miles east of Cowie Hill Stone.
Cowie Hill Stone
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.09481° or 57° 5′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.34239° or 2° 20′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C9V3MV5+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13300721466OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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