Birken Hill

Birken Hill is a peak in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 558 feet. Birken Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Potarch, as well as near Tillydrine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kincardine Castle and Glassel stone circle.

Kincardine Castle

House

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kincardine Castle is a Victorian country house in Royal Deeside, Scotland. Formerly known as Kincardine House, it is the private home of the Bradford family and also operates as a hospitality venue.

Glassel stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: Michael Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glassel stone circle is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torphins and Kincardine O’Neil.

Torphins is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about 7 miles north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway.

Kincardine O’Neil

Village

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kincardine O'Neil is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated between the towns of Banchory and Aboyne approximately 25 miles west of Aberdeen on the north bank of the River Dee.

Finzean

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Finzean is a rural community, electoral polling district, community council area and former ecclesiastical parish, which forms the southern part of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Birken Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 558 feet
Category: landform
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.0653° or 57° 3′ 55″ north

Longitude

-2.6376° or 2° 38′ 15″ west

Elevation

558 feet (170 metres)

Open location code

9C9V3986+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8948836310

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

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