Barra Castle
Barra Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Barra Castle is situated nearby to the playground Hoodles Play Barn, as well as near the sports venue Etko Sports Academy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle and Meldrum Academy.
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: stu smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated about 2+3⁄4 miles to the northeast of Inverurie at the end of a south-facing hillside just outside the hamlet of Kirkton of Bourtie. Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Barra Castle.
Meldrum Academy
School
Meldrum Academy is a secondary school in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, operated by Aberdeenshire Council. Meldrum Academy is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Barra Castle.
Sheldon stone circle
Archaeological site
Sheldon stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle located to the south of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sheldon stone circle is situated 2 miles east of Barra Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oldmeldrum and Inverurie.
Oldmeldrum
Town
Photo: Jim Benvie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. Oldmeldrum is home to one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, Glen Garioch, which was built in 1797.
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 3 miles south of Barra Castle.
Harlaw
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlaw is a hamlet, which is situated 3 miles west of Barra Castle.
Barra Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.32185° or 57° 19′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.34648° or 2° 20′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C9V8MC3+PCOpenStreetMap ID
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