Kemnay Academy

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.

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Email: kemnay.aca@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Type: School
Description: secondary school in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Address: Bremner Way, Kemnay, Inverurie, AB51 5FW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fetternear Palace and Easter Aquhorthies stone circle.

Fetternear Palace

Ruins

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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 2,600 feet west of Kemnay Academy.

Easter Aquhorthies stone circle

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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 2½ miles north of Kemnay Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemnay and The Colony.

Kemnay

Town

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Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The Colony

Locality

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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 3½ miles northwest of Kemnay Academy.

Kintore

Town

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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 4 miles east of Kemnay Academy.