The Piper’s Stone

The Piper’s Stone is a stone in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Piper’s Stone is situated near Bourtie Parish Church, as well as near the archaeological site Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle and Sheldon stone circle.

Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: stu smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated about 2+3⁄4 miles to the northeast of Inverurie at the end of a south-facing hillside just outside the hamlet of Kirkton of Bourtie. Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is situated 1,500 feet west of The Piper’s Stone.

Sheldon stone circle

Archaeological site

Sheldon stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle located to the south of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sheldon stone circle is situated 1 mile east of The Piper’s Stone.

Meldrum Academy

School

Meldrum Academy is a secondary school in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, operated by Aberdeenshire Council. Meldrum Academy is situated 1½ miles north of The Piper’s Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oldmeldrum and Inverurie.

Oldmeldrum

Town

Photo: Jim Benvie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. Oldmeldrum is home to one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, Glen Garioch, which was built in 1797.

Inverurie

Town

Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberdeenshire is a county in the north east of Scotland. It's a long way north - the coastline around Fraserburgh is further north than Newfoundland - but it's mostly lowland, fertile and productive, having more in common with the central belt of Scotland than with the Highlands. Inverurie is situated 3 miles southwest of The Piper’s Stone.

Whiterashes

Hamlet

Photo: Stuart Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whiterashes is a hamlet in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying to the north-west of Newmachar and 3 miles south-east of Oldmeldrum on the A947 road. Whiterashes is situated 3 miles east of The Piper’s Stone.

The Piper’s Stone

Type: Stone
Category: landform
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.31465° or 57° 18′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.3245° or 2° 19′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C9V8M7G+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2575136483

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bourtie Parish Church and Hill of Barra.

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Places to explore: Hillhead of Barra and Backhill of Thornton.

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