Broomend of Crichie stone

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The Broomend of Crichie Stone is a class I Pictish stone that stands within a henge at Broomend of Crichie, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was placed within the henge in the 19th century. The stone bears the incised symbols of the Pictish beast and the crescent and V-rod. ()

Coordinates: 57°16'2"N, 2°22'3"W

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Broomend of Crichie stone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Fraser, Gordon Way, Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Maiden Stone.

5.6 miSW
Architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles
Castle Fraser, Inverurie
144 min walk • Castle Fraser is the most elaborate Z-plan castle in Scotland and one of the grandest 'Castles of Mar'. It is located near Kemnay in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. The castle stands in over 300 acres of landscaped grounds, woodland and farmland which includes a walled kitchen garden of the 19th century.
5.1 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Gordon Way
129 min walk • The Gordon Way is a waymarked hiking trail in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It runs for 11 ¹⁄₂ miles through the Bennachie Forest. The route was one of a series maintained by the Forestry Commission and Aberdeenshire Council.
3 miW
Historical place, Archaeological site
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Inverurie
77 min walk • 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.
5.6 miNW
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Maiden Stone, Inverurie
144 min walk • The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating to the 9th century AD.
2.6 miS
Forts and castles
Hallforest Castle
67 min walk • Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. Alternative names are Castle of Hallforrest, Hall Forest Castle or simply Hallforrest.
6.4 miSE
Memorial
Tyrebagger stone circle, Aberdeen
163 min walk • Tyrebagger stone circle is located at Dyce, near to Aberdeen in Scotland. It is a complete recumbent stone circle. It was used as a cattle pound in the past and now stands close to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
3.5 miN
Archaeological site
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle
90 min walk • 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.
2.1 miNW
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Brandsbutt Stone
54 min walk • The Brandsbutt Stone is a class I Pictish symbol stone in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
3.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Fetternear Palace, Monymusk
98 min walk • 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.
6.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Kirkhill Forest, Aberdeen
176 min walk • Kirkhill Forest is a forest in Scotland, situated to the north-west of Aberdeen, on the north side of the A96 between the villages of Dyce and Blackburn.
7 miSW
Forts and castles
Cluny Castle, Monymusk
180 min walk • Cluny Castle was originally built c.1604 as a Z-plan castle replacing either a house or small peel tower. Sited in the parish of Cluny, it is south of Monymusk and north of Sauchen in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.