Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle

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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. It stands on arable land near a minor road at an altitude of 515 ft above sea level, with the Hill of Barra prominently visible to the north. ()

Coordinates: 57°18'50"N, 2°19'56"W

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Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tolquhon Castle, Pitmedden Garden, Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Broomend of Crichie stone.

5 miNE
Forts and castles
Tolquhon Castle, Ellon
128 min walk • Tolquhon Castle is located in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It lies about 1.5 miles north-west of Pitmedden, and 2 miles south of Tarves.
5.6 miE
Museum
Pitmedden Garden, Ellon
142 min walk • Pitmedden Garden is a garden in the town of Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
4.9 miSW
Historical place, Archaeological site
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Inverurie
126 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.
3.5 miS
Stela
Broomend of Crichie stone
90 min walk • 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.
3 miSW
Stela
Brandsbutt Stone
76 min walk • The Brandsbutt Stone is a class I Pictish symbol stone in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
6.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Fetternear Palace, Monymusk
174 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.
5 miE
Church
Udny Parish Church
128 min walk • Udny Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland at Udny Green, Aberdeenshire in the north-east of Scotland, some 15 miles north of Aberdeen. Formerly known as Christ's Kirk, it was designed by the City of Aberdeen architect John Smith in 1821.
6.9 miSW
57°14'6"N • 2°26'44"W
Kemnay Village Hall, Kemnay
176 min walk • City hall
5.2 miE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Udny Castle, Pitmedden
132 min walk • Udny Castle is a tower house in the parish of Udny, southwest of the village of Pitmedden and northeast of the hamlet of Udny Green, Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland.
4.4 miW
Forts and castles
Balquhain Castle
112 min walk • Balquhain Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the stronghold of the Leslies of Balquhain. The castle is located 4 kilometres west of Inverurie, and is protected as a scheduled monument.
1.8 miN
Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Glen Garioch distillery, Oldmeldrum
45 min walk • Glen Garioch distillery is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, dating back to 1797.