Fetternear Palace

Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. It is near in . Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House were built on part of the site.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Fetternear House”, “Fetternear House / Fetternear Palace”, and “Fetternear House And Bishop’s Palace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kemnay Academy and Easter Aquhorthies stone circle.

School
Photo: John Aldersey-Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a secondary school in , , situated on the banks of the River Don. It is one of seventeen secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council and has roughly 1000 pupils. is situated 2,600 feet east of Fetternear Palace.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , located near 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. is situated 2½ miles north of Fetternear Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemnay and The Colony.

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

Locality
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was a squatters' community on commonty, or common land, on one side of , a range of hills near , Scotland. is situated 3 miles northwest of Fetternear Palace.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland that lies 3 miles west of and 10 miles west of . The village has around 200 houses, and is serviced by Cluny Primary School which is located around 1 mile north of the centre. is situated 4 miles south of Fetternear Palace.

Fetternear Palace

Latitude
57.24371° or 57° 14′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.45997° or 2° 27′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C9V6GVR+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 851535776
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q5445982
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In Other Languages

From German to Japanese—“Fetternear Palace” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fetternear Woods and St Ninian’s chapel.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Fetternear Steen and River Don Steen.

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