Place of Origin
Place of Origin is a scenic viewpoint in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Place of Origin is situated nearby to the meadow Mavis’s Area, as well as near Kemnay Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kemnay Academy and Fetternear Palace.
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. Kemnay Academy is situated 2,200 feet west of Place of Origin.
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 1 mile west of Place of Origin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kemnay and Kintore.
Kemnay
Town
Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Kintore
Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don. Kintore is situated 3½ miles east of Place of Origin.
Inverurie
Town
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdeenshire is a county in the north east of Scotland. It's a long way north - the coastline around Fraserburgh is further north than Newfoundland - but it's mostly lowland, fertile and productive, having more in common with the central belt of Scotland than with the Highlands. Inverurie is situated 4 miles northeast of Place of Origin.
Place of Origin
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.2403° or 57° 14′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.43704° or 2° 26′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C9V6HR7+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 354902550OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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