Castlehill, Motte
Castlehill, Motte is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Castlehill, Motte is situated nearby to the archaeological site Bucharn Cairn, as well as near the village Strachan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scolty Hill.
Scolty Hill
Peak
Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scolty Hill is a small hill south of the Deeside town, Banchory. Its best known feature is the 20m tall tower monument, built in 1840 as a memorial to General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington. Scolty Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Castlehill, Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strachan and Finzean.
Strachan
Village
Strachan is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies along the Water of Feugh, a tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, a few miles southwest of Banchory.
Finzean
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finzean is a rural community, electoral polling district, community council area and former ecclesiastical parish, which forms the southern part of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Finzean is situated 2½ miles west of Castlehill, Motte.
Banchory
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banchory is a town in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2016 of 7560. It's in the scenic Dee valley 18 miles west of Aberdeen, and its main visitor attraction is Crathes Castle. It's also a good base for visiting Balmoral Castle and Cairngorms National Park.
Castlehill, Motte
- 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
57.01872° or 57° 1′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.56576° or 2° 33′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C9V2C9M+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3020634293OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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