Skene School
Skene School is a school in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Skene School is situated nearby to the forest Easterskene Wood, as well as near Loch of Skene.- Email: skene.sch@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- Type: School
- Postal code: AB32 6YJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Skene and Cullerlie stone circle.
Loch of Skene
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Skene is a large lowland, freshwater loch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 1 mi to the west of the village of Kirkton of Skene and 9 mi west of Aberdeen.
Cullerlie stone circle
Archaeological site
Cullerlie stone circle, also known as the Standing Stones of Echt, is a small stone circle situated near Echt, Aberdeenshire. It consists of eight irregular stones of red granite arranged at approximately equal intervals to form a circle of 10.2 m diameter, enclosing the same number of small cairns. Cullerlie stone circle is situated 2½ miles south of Skene School.
Westhill Academy
School
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westhill Academy is an Aberdeenshire Council secondary school in Westhill, near Aberdeen, Scotland, serving the Westhill, Elrick and Skene areas of Aberdeenshire. Westhill Academy is situated 2½ miles east of Skene School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skene and Garlogie.
Skene
Village
Photo: Andrew Tryon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skene is a small farming community in North East Scotland some 6 mi west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene.
Garlogie
Village
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garlogie is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. During the 19th century, it was the site of a textile milling settlement using water from Loch of Skene. Garlogie is situated 1½ miles south of Skene School.
Elrick
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7+1⁄2 miles west of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting. Elrick is situated 1½ miles southeast of Skene School.
Skene School
- Category: education
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.16168° or 57° 9′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.34146° or 2° 20′ 29″ westOperator
Aberdeenshire CouncilOpen location code
9C9V5M65+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 423009374OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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