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Normandykes

Normandykes is the site of a Roman marching camp 1 mile to the southwest of , , . 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.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Roman marching camp near Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Normandykes Roman Camp” and “Normandykes,Roman camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maryculter House and The Den and the Glen.

Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic house in the village of , or Kirkton of Maryculter, in the Lower Deeside area of , . is situated 1 mile east of Normandykes.

Theme park
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a children's park in , Scotland, opened in 1984, near the city of . It is best known for its deformed and off-looking models of various fairytale and nursery rhyme characters, as well as some more modern characters… is situated 2 miles east of Normandykes.

Forest
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a publicly owned forest in Kincardineshire, . Crynoch Burn, a tributary of the River Dee, flows through the . is situated 1½ miles east of Normandykes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coalford and Peterculter.

Hamlet
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile west of . The population is around 100.

Village
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Culter, is an outer suburb of , , about eight miles from the city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Dee, at its confluence with the Culter Burn.

Village
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or Kirkton of is a village in the Lower Deeside area of , Scotland. The River Dee separates it from the town of , and the B979 road runs through . Hotel lies slightly north of the village along the south bank of the River Dee and to the west of Templars Park. is situated 1½ miles east of Normandykes.

Normandykes

Latitude
57.08541° or 57° 5′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.28288° or 2° 16′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C9V3PP8+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1444795269
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3878490
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Scots—“Normandykes” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Normandykes”
  • French: “Normandykes”
  • German: “Normandykes”
  • Italian: “Normandykes”
  • Scots: “Normandykes”

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Highlights include Peterculter Golf Club and Belskavie Tower.

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