Hill of Blairbowie

Hill of Blairbowie is a peak in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 564 feet. Hill of Blairbowie is situated nearby to the hamlet Newbigging, as well as near the village Chapel of Garioch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Easter Aquhorthies stone circle and Balquhain.

Easter Aquhorthies stone circle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone circle and one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected.

Balquhain

Archaeological site

Photo: John Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balquhain is a ruined recumbent stone circle 3 miles from Inverurie in Scotland, with views to Mither Tap. Over seventy of these circles are found in lowland Aberdeenshire.

Balquhain Castle

Ruins

Photo: Greg Stringham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balquhain Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It served as the stronghold of the Leslies of Balquhain. The castle is located 4 kilometres to the west of Inverurie, and is protected as a scheduled monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverurie and Pitcaple.

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.

Pitcaple

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the banks of the River Urie, 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle dates from around 1457 and was restored by William Burn in 1835. There is a disused railway station.