South Mains of Barra

South Mains of Barra is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. South Mains of Barra is situated nearby to the hamlet Barravale, as well as near the village Kirkton of Bourtie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle and Meldrum Academy.

Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: stu smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated about 2+3⁄4 miles to the northeast of Inverurie at the end of a south-facing hillside just outside the hamlet of Kirkton of Bourtie.

Meldrum Academy

School

Meldrum Academy is a secondary school in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, operated by Aberdeenshire Council.

Sheldon stone circle

Archaeological site

Sheldon stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle located to the south of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sheldon stone circle is situated 2 miles east of South Mains of Barra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oldmeldrum and Inverurie.

Oldmeldrum

Town

Photo: Jim Benvie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. Oldmeldrum is home to one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, Glen Garioch, which was built in 1797.

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 3 miles southwest of South Mains of Barra.