Strichen Mains

Strichen Mains is a farm in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Strichen Mains is situated near the ruins Strichen House, as well as near the forest Adziel Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Strichen stone circle and Mormond White Horse.

Strichen stone circle

Archaeological site

Strichen stone circle is a Megalithic recumbent stone circle located near Strichen, Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. It has been destroyed twice and in the early 1980s was excavated and reconstructed. Strichen stone circle is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Strichen Mains.

Mormond White Horse

Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mormond Hill is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet and 767 feet; the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill. Mormond White Horse is situated 2 miles northeast of Strichen Mains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strichen and Fetterangus.

Strichen

Village

Photo: Temple of Mara, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer 7.2 miles to the southwest and Fraserburgh 8 miles to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about 4 miles due west.

Fetterangus

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fetterangus is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located just to the north of Mintlaw. Fetterangus is often called "Fishie", though the origin of this nickname is unknown. Fetterangus is situated 3½ miles southeast of Strichen Mains.

New Leeds

Village

Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Leeds is a planned village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 5.1 kilometres east of Strichen at the foot of Mormond Hill. Nowadays New Leeds serves chiefly as a dormitory village for Aberdeen and Fraserburgh. New Leeds is situated 3½ miles east of Strichen Mains.

Strichen Mains

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.57518° or 57° 34′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.10256° or 2° 6′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C9VHVGW+3X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 889348249

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Strichen House and Adziel Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Strichen Mains and Church (disused).

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