Cairnmore Hillfort
Cairnmore Hillfort is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cairnmore Hillfort is situated nearby to the peak Clova Hill, as well as near Quarry Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Kirk and Rhynie and Kearn war memorial.
St Mary’s Kirk
Ruins
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell. St Mary’s Kirk is situated 1½ miles west of Cairnmore Hillfort.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial
Work of art
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial is a work of art, which is situated 1½ miles north of Cairnmore Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhynie and Lumsden.
Rhynie
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the A97 road, 14 miles northwest of Alford. The Rhynie Chert is named after the village, as is the fossil plant genus Rhynia.
Lumsden
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road. Lumsden is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cairnmore Hillfort.
Kennethmont
Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kennethmont is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont is situated 3½ miles northeast of Cairnmore Hillfort.
Cairnmore Hillfort
- 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
57.31234° or 57° 18′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.8256° or 2° 49′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C9V856F+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7130985480OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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