Wormy Hillock Henge
Wormy Hillock Henge, also known as The Dragon's Grave, is a small henge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in the Clashindarroch Forest.Photo: jake williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic henge monument in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “The Dragon’s Grave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clashindarroch Forest and Tap o’ Noth.
Clashindarroch Forest
Coniferous forest
Photo: Andrew Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clashindarroch Forest is possibly the largest forest in Aberdeenshire, situated to the south-west of the market town of Huntly. Managed by Forestry and Land Scotland.
Tap o’ Noth
Peak
Photo: Steve Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. Tap o’ Noth is situated 2½ miles east of Wormy Hillock Henge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhynie and Gartly.
Rhynie
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the A97 road, 14 miles northwest of Alford. The Rhynie Chert is named after the village, as is the fossil plant genus Rhynia. Rhynie is situated 4 miles southeast of Wormy Hillock Henge.
Gartly
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gartly is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron. The parish in which it is located also takes its name. Gartly is situated 4½ miles east of Wormy Hillock Henge.
Cabrach
Village
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cabrach is an estate and largely depopulated rural community in Moray, Scotland. The meaning of the name has been much disputed. Traditionally it is held to mean "timber moss", though this has no recognisable counterpart in Scottish Gaelic, and Alexander Smith suggests no Gaelic meaning can be assigned. Cabrach is situated 4½ miles southwest of Wormy Hillock Henge.
Wormy Hillock Henge
- Categories: henge, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.36405° or 57° 21′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.91624° or 2° 54′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C9V937M+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1469638981OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4476191
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Wormy Hillock Henge” goes by many names.
- French: “Wormy Hillock Henge”
- German: “Wormy Hillock Henge”
- Russian: “Wormy Hillock Henge”
- Russian: “Уорми-Хиллок”
- Spanish: “Wormy Hillock Henge”
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Highlights include Cloichedubh Hill and Hill of Oldmerdrum.
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