Five Cairns

Five Cairns is a scenic viewpoint in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Five Cairns is situated nearby to the nature reserve Morrone Birkwood Site of Special Scientific Interest, as well as near the forest ex-ROC bunker.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Morrone and Braemar Castle.

Morrone

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morrone is a Scottish hill immediately southwest of the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire.

Braemar Castle

Photo: George Washington Wilson, Public domain.

Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a possession of the chief of Clan Farquharson and is leased to a local charitable foundation. It is open to the public. Braemar Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Five Cairns.

Kindrochit Castle

Ruins

Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.

Kindrochit Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument. Kindrochit Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Five Cairns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchallater and Braemar.

Auchallater

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar.

Braemar

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, standing at the point where the road leaves the Dee valley to climb over Cairnwell into Glenshee. It’s in the eastern part of Cairngorms National Park and surrounded by mountains, which may be scenic or louring depending on the weather.

Inverey

Hamlet

Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.

Inverey is a hamlet on Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Inverey is situated 3 miles west of Five Cairns.

Five Cairns

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.98856° or 56° 59′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.42109° or 3° 25′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C8RXHQH+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4291105602

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Morrone Birkwood Site of Special Scientific Interest and Braemar Golf Club.

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