Frendraught Stonecircle
Frendraught Stonecircle is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Frendraught Stonecircle is situated nearby to the village Forgue, as well as near the forest Hawk Hill Plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frendraught Castle and Bognie Castle.
Frendraught Castle
Castle
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frendraught Castle or House is a 17th-century house, about 6 miles east of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 1 mile west of Largue, on the site of a 13th-century castle. Frendraught Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Frendraught Stonecircle.
Bognie Castle
Ruins
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bognie Castle is a ruined castle on Bognie Estate, between Huntly and Banff in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. Once rising four storeys high, it is thought to have been constructed in the 1660s by the Morisons of Bognie. Bognie Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Frendraught Stonecircle.
Glendronach distillery
Distillery
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glendronach distillery is a Scottish whisky distillery located near Forgue, by Huntly, Aberdeenshire, in the Highland whisky district. It is owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation. Glendronach distillery is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Frendraught Stonecircle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forgue and Drumblade.
Forgue
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forgue is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire. It lies 35 miles northwest of Aberdeen and 8 miles northeast of Huntly. The hamlet is surrounded by the lands of Bognie Estate, which have been held by the Morisons of Bognie since 1635.
Drumblade
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumblade is a hamlet in north-western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which lies 4¾ miles east of the town of Huntly. Drumblade is situated 2 miles southwest of Frendraught Stonecircle.
Inverkeithny
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverkeithny is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies near where the Burn of Forgue flows into the River Deveron, 7 miles west of Turriff and 3 miles south-east of Aberchirder. Inverkeithny is situated 3 miles northeast of Frendraught Stonecircle.
Frendraught Stonecircle
- 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
57.47426° or 57° 28′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.6503° or 2° 39′ 1″ westOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boynesmill and Hawk Hill Plantation.
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