Strichen stone circle
Strichen stone circle is a Megalithic recumbent stone circle located near Strichen, Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. It has been destroyed twice and in the early 1980s was excavated and reconstructed.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Strichen Stone Circle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mormond White Horse.
Mormond White Horse
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mormond Hill is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet and 767 feet; the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill. Mormond White Horse is situated 2 miles northeast of Strichen stone circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strichen and New Pitsligo.
Strichen
Village
Photo: Temple of Mara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer 7.2 miles to the southwest and Fraserburgh 8 miles to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about 4 miles due west.
New Pitsligo
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Pitsligo, also known as Cavoch, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near Fraserburgh. New Pitsligo is situated 3½ miles west of Strichen stone circle.
New Leeds
Village
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Leeds is a planned village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 5.1 kilometres east of Strichen at the foot of Mormond Hill. Nowadays New Leeds serves chiefly as a dormitory village for Aberdeen and Fraserburgh. New Leeds is situated 3½ miles east of Strichen stone circle.
Strichen stone circle
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.58042° or 57° 34′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.10744° or 2° 6′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C9VHVJV+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 1563724045OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2341284
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In Other Languages
“Strichen stone circle” goes by many names.
- German: “Steinkreis von Strichen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strichen House and Strichen Park.
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