Yonder Bognie
Yonder Bognie is a recumbent stone circle near Forgue in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Yonder Bognie stone circle”, “Yonder Bognie Stone Circle”, and “Yonder Bognie,stone circle 220m S of”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bognie Castle and Glendronach distillery.
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 parish of Forgue, 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 3,100 feet southwest of Yonder Bognie.
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 2 miles southeast of Yonder Bognie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forgue and Inverkeithny.
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. It is northwest of the village Largue. The hamlet is surrounded by the lands of Bognie Estate, which have been held by the Morisons of Bognie since 1635.
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 2 miles northeast of Yonder Bognie.
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 3½ miles south of Yonder Bognie.
Yonder Bognie
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.50041° or 57° 30′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.66808° or 2° 40′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C9VG82J+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1222825086OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666420
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In Other Languages
“Yonder Bognie” goes by many names.
- German: “Steinkreis von Yonder Bognie”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Playing Field and Forgue Former Parish Church.
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