Hosie’s Well
Hosie’s Well is a spring in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Hosie’s Well is situated nearby to the peak Mither Tap, as well as near Craigshannoch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mither Tap hillfort and Harthill Castle.
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 2,700 feet south of Hosie’s Well.
Harthill Castle
Castle
Photo: Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harthill Castle is a large 17th-century Z-plan castle, about 5.5 miles west-north-west of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of Kirkton of Oyne. An alternative name is Torries Castle. Harthill Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Hosie’s Well.
Maiden Stone
The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating from the late 8th or early 9th century AD. Maiden Stone is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hosie’s Well.Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Colony and Oyne.
The Colony
Locality
Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Colony was a squatters' community on commonty, or common land, on one side of Bennachie, a range of hills near Aberdeen, Scotland.
Oyne
Village
Photo: Gilbert Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland. Oyne is situated 1½ miles north of Hosie’s Well.
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 3 miles northeast of Hosie’s Well.
Hosie’s Well
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.29802° or 57° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.53092° or 2° 31′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C9V7FX9+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 13868419188OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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