Comyn’s Craig, Motte
Comyn’s Craig, Motte is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Comyn’s Craig, Motte is situated nearby to the cemetery St Mary’s Churchyard, as well as near the ruins St Mary’s Kirk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Kirk and Rhynie and Kearn war memorial.
St Mary’s Kirk
Ruins
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial
Work of art
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial is a work of art, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Comyn’s Craig, Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lumsden and Rhynie.
Lumsden
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road. Lumsden is situated 1½ miles south of Comyn’s Craig, Motte.
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 2 miles northeast of Comyn’s Craig, Motte.
Kennethmont
Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kennethmont is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont is situated 4½ miles northeast of Comyn’s Craig, Motte.
Comyn’s Craig, Motte
- 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
57.30793° or 57° 18′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.86832° or 2° 52′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C9V845J+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 13664693136OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
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