Castlehill, Motte

Castlehill, Motte is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Castlehill, Motte is situated near the motorhome stopover Castlewood Leisure Club, as well as near the archaeological site Bucharn Cairn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

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″ north

Longitude

-2.56576° or 2° 33′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C9V2C9M+FM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3020634293

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Castlewood Leisure Club and Bucharn Cairn.

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Places to explore: Mill House and The Courtyard.

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