Quarry Steen

Quarry Steen is a work of art in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Quarry Steen is situated nearby to Kemnay Quarry, as well as near St Ninian’s chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kemnay Academy and Fetternear Palace.

Kemnay Academy

School

Photo: John Aldersey-Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kemnay Academy is a secondary school in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, situated on the banks of the River Don. It is one of seventeen secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council and has roughly 1000 pupils. Kemnay Academy is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Quarry Steen.

Fetternear Palace

Ruins

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. It is near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire. Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House were built on part of the site. Fetternear Palace is situated 1 mile west of Quarry Steen.

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. Easter Aquhorthies stone circle is situated 2 miles north of Quarry Steen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemnay and Kintore.

Kemnay

Town

Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Kintore

Town

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don. Kintore is situated 3½ miles east of Quarry Steen.

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. Inverurie is situated 3½ miles northeast of Quarry Steen.

Quarry Steen

Type: Work of art
Category: tourism
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.24585° or 57° 14′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.43609° or 2° 26′ 10″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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