Raich Stone Circle
Raich Stone Circle is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Raich Stone Circle is situated nearby to the house Boynesmill, as well as near Glendronach distillery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glendronach distillery and Frendraught Castle.
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 2,500 feet east of Raich Stone Circle.
Frendraught Castle
Castle
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frendraught Castle or House is a 17th-century house, about 6 miles east of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 1 mile west of Largue, on the site of a 13th-century castle. Frendraught Castle is situated 1 mile south of Raich Stone Circle.
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 1½ miles northwest of Raich Stone Circle.
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 north of Raich Stone Circle.
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 3 miles southwest of Raich Stone Circle.
Raich Stone Circle
- 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
57.48148° or 57° 28′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.63746° or 2° 38′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C9VF9J7+H2OpenStreetMap ID
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historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boynesmill and Frendraught Stonecircle.
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