Bucharn Cairn
Bucharn Cairn is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bucharn Cairn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castlehill, Motte, as well as near the peak Hill of Goauch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scolty Hill.
Scolty Hill
Peak
Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scolty Hill is a small hill south of the Deeside town, Banchory. Its best known feature is the 20m tall tower monument, built in 1840 as a memorial to General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strachan and Finzean.
Strachan
Village
Strachan is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies along the Water of Feugh, a tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, a few miles southwest of Banchory.
Finzean
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finzean is a rural community, electoral polling district, community council area and former ecclesiastical parish, which forms the southern part of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Finzean is situated 2½ miles west of Bucharn Cairn.
Banchory
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bucharn Cairn
- 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
57.02681° or 57° 1′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.56266° or 2° 33′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C9V2CGP+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 251948812OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cairn
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