Hirn Triangle

Hirn Triangle is a forest in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Hirn Triangle is situated nearby to the hamlet Raemoir, as well as near Milton of Cullerlie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crathes Castle and Milton of Crathes railway station.

Crathes Castle

Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was owned by the family for almost 400 years.

Milton of Crathes railway station

Railway station

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Milton of Crathes railway station is located at Milton of Crathes, three miles east of Banchory, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Warren Field

Warren Field is a Mesolithic archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built about 8,000 BCE and interpreted as a calendar monument. It includes 12 pits believed to correlate with phases of the Moon and used as a lunisolar calendar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banchory and Echt.

Banchory

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Banchory is a town in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2016 of 7560. It's in the scenic Dee valley 18 miles west of Aberdeen, and its main visitor attraction is Crathes Castle. It's also a good base for visiting Balmoral Castle and Cairngorms National Park.

Echt

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Echt is a crossroads village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Echt has a number of prehistoric remains, including the Barmekin of Echt, a prehistoric hillfort on a hill to the northwest.

Drumoak

Village

Photo: Agowser, CC BY 3.0.

Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme.

Hirn Triangle

Type: Forest
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.0935° or 57° 5′ 37″ north

Longitude

-2.4483° or 2° 26′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C9V3HV2+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 132719154

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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