Old Wood or Forest of Drum
Old Wood or Forest of Drum is a forest in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Old Wood or Forest of Drum is situated nearby to the hamlet Mains of Drum, as well as near Upper Anguston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cullerlie stone circle and Normandykes.
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.
Normandykes
Archaeological site
Normandykes is the site of a Roman marching camp 1 mile to the southwest of Peterculter, City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The near-rectangular site, measuring approximately 860 by 510 metres, covers about 106 acres of the summit and eastern slopes of a hill overlooking the River Dee and the B9077 road further south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peterculter and Drumoak.
Peterculter
Village
Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peterculter, also known as Culter, is an outer suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about eight miles from the city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Dee, at its confluence with the Culter Burn.
Drumoak
Village
Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme.
Coalford
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile west of Peterculter. The population is around 100.
Old Wood or Forest of Drum
- Type: Forest
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.099° or 57° 5′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.3467° or 2° 20′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C9V3MX3+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 943619005OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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