Cairn
Cairn is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cairn is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Cafe Coo, as well as near the forest White Cow Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Strichen stone circle and Loudon Wood stone circle.
Strichen stone circle
Archaeological site
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. Strichen stone circle is situated 1½ miles north of Cairn.
Loudon Wood stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Chris Lodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loudon Wood stone circle is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strichen and Fetterangus.
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. Strichen is situated 2 miles north of Cairn.
Fetterangus
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fetterangus is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located just to the north of Mintlaw. Fetterangus is often called "Fishie", though the origin of this nickname is unknown. Fetterangus is situated 2½ miles east of Cairn.
Maud
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maud is a village in the Buchan area of the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire, with a population of 780. Located 13 miles west of Peterhead on the South Ugie Water, Maud rose to prosperity after 1863 as a railway junction of the Formartine and Buchan Railway that ran through Maud to Fraserburgh and Peterhead, but has always been the meeting place of six roads. Maud is situated 3 miles southwest of Cairn.
Cairn
- 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
57.5574° or 57° 33′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.08986° or 2° 5′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C9VHW46+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2737307579OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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