Bennachie Information Centre
Bennachie Information Centre is a tourism office in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bennachie Information Centre is situated nearby to the locality The Colony, as well as near the archaeological site The Gouk Stone.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mither Tap hillfort and Maiden Stone.
Mither Tap hillfort
Fort
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mither Tap hillfort is a prehistoric stone-walled fortification located on the summit of Mither Tap, a prominent granite outcrop on the eastern side of the Bennachie range in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mither Tap hillfort is situated 1 mile northwest of Bennachie Information Centre.
Maiden Stone
The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating from the late 8th or early 9th century AD. Maiden Stone is situated 2 miles north of Bennachie Information Centre.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 east of Bennachie Information Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Colony and Pitcaple.
The Colony
Locality
Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Colony was a squatters' community on commonty, or common land, on one side of Bennachie, a range of hills near Aberdeen, Scotland.
Pitcaple
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the banks of the River Urie, 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle dates from around 1457 and was restored by William Burn in 1835. There is a disused railway station. Pitcaple is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bennachie Information Centre.
Oyne
Village
Photo: Gilbert Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland. Oyne is situated 3 miles northwest of Bennachie Information Centre.
Bennachie Information Centre
- Type: Tourism office
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.28475° or 57° 17′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.50229° or 2° 30′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C9V7FMX+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 114852815OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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