Kirk Wood

Kirk Wood is a forest in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kirk Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Blairdaff, as well as near Pitfichie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fetternear Palace and Kemnay Academy.

Fetternear Palace

Ruins

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. It is near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire. Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House were built on part of the site.

Kemnay Academy

School

Photo: John Aldersey-Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kemnay Academy is a secondary school in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, situated on the banks of the River Don. It is one of seventeen secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council and has roughly 1000 pupils.

Easter Aquhorthies stone circle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone circle and one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected.