Wester Wood
Wester Wood is in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Wester Wood is situated nearby to the forest Wester Eood, as well as near Kirk Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Easter Aquhorthies stone circle and Fetternear Palace.
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Easter Aquhorthies stone circle is situated 2 miles northeast of Wester Wood.
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. Fetternear Palace is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wester Wood.
Mither Tap hillfort
Fort
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mither Tap hillfort is a prehistoric stone-walled fortification located on the summit of Mither Tap, a prominent granite outcrop on the eastern side of the Bennachie range in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mither Tap hillfort is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wester Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Colony and Kemnay.
The Colony
Locality
Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Colony was a squatters' community on commonty, or common land, on one side of Bennachie, a range of hills near Aberdeen, Scotland. The Colony is situated 1½ miles north of Wester Wood.
Kemnay
Town
Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kemnay is situated 2½ miles southeast of Wester Wood.
Pitcaple
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitcaple is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the banks of the River Urie, 4 miles northwest of Inverurie. Nearby Pitcaple Castle dates from around 1457 and was restored by William Burn in 1835. There is a disused railway station. Pitcaple is situated 4 miles north of Wester Wood.
Wester Wood
- Type: Shrubland
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.26152° or 57° 15′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.49211° or 2° 29′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C9V7G65+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 257117894OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrub
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