Wheedlemont Hillfort

Wheedlemont Hillfort is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Wheedlemont Hillfort is situated near the peak Garrach Knowe, as well as near The Peirk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Mary’s Kirk and Tap o’ Noth.

St Mary’s Kirk

Ruins

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell. St Mary’s Kirk is situated 1 mile south of Wheedlemont Hillfort.

Tap o’ Noth

Peak

Photo: Steve Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a hillfort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which encloses an area of approximately 100 m by 30 m, 0.3 hectares. Tap o’ Noth is situated 2 miles north of Wheedlemont Hillfort.

Rhynie and Kearn war memorial

Work of art

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhynie and Kearn war memorial is a work of art, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wheedlemont Hillfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhynie and Lumsden.

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. Though only having a population of about 500 people today, research suggests that it was likely to have been home to thousands 1400 years ago. Rhynie is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wheedlemont Hillfort.

Lumsden

Village

Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road. Lumsden is situated 2½ miles south of Wheedlemont Hillfort.

Kennethmont

Village

Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kennethmont is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont is situated 4½ miles northeast of Wheedlemont Hillfort.

Wheedlemont Hillfort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.32209° or 57° 19′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.87689° or 2° 52′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C9V84CF+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1482853400

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wheedlemont Hill and Garrach Knowe.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Upper Wheedlemont and Upper Wheedlemont Farm.

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