Cullerlie stone circle
Cullerlie stone circle, also known as the Standing Stones of Echt, is a small stone circle situated near Echt, Aberdeenshire. It consists of eight irregular stones of red granite arranged at approximately equal intervals to form a circle of 10.2 m diameter, enclosing the same number of small cairns.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cullerlie stone circle, Standing Stones of Echt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Skene.
Loch of Skene
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Skene is a large lowland, freshwater loch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 1 mi to the west of the village of Kirkton of Skene and 9 mi west of Aberdeen. Loch of Skene is situated 2 miles north of Cullerlie stone circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garlogie and Skene.
Garlogie
Village
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. During the 19th century, it was the site of a textile milling settlement using water from Loch of Skene.
Skene
Village
Photo: Andrew Tryon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skene is a small farming community in North East Scotland some 6 mi west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene. Skene is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cullerlie stone circle.
Elrick
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7+1⁄2 miles west of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting. Elrick is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cullerlie stone circle.
Cullerlie stone circle
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.1289° or 57° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.35658° or 2° 21′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C9V4JHV+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 516506415OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q202134
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Cullerlie stone circle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cullerlie Stone Circle”
- German: “Cullerlie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leuchar Moss and Garlogie Hall.
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