Buchan, Mintlaw

#1 among attractions in Mintlaw

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Facts and practical information

Buchan is an area of north-east Scotland, historically one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas and administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. These areas were created by the council in 1996, when the Aberdeenshire council area was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994. The council area was formed by merging three districts of the Grampian Region: Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside. The committee area of Buchan was formed from part of the former district of Banff and Buchan. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°31'12"N, 2°0'0"W

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Mintlaw United Kingdom

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Buchan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Deer Abbey, Aden Country Park, Strichen stone circle, Mormond Hill.

2 miW
Monastery
Deer Abbey
52 min walk • Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland. It was founded by 1219 AD with the patronage William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there.
1.2 miW
Museum
Aden Country Park
32 min walk • Aden Country Park is located in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first mentioned in the 10th-century Book of Deer. The park has a caravan area with camping, a small shop, a small cafe near the agricultural museum, a play area, the maintained ruins of Aden House, landscaped gardens, and a barbecue area.
5.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Strichen stone circle
147 min walk • 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.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mormond Hill
155 min walk • Mormond Hill is a large hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its peak is 769 feet. The villages of Strichen and New Leeds can be found at its southern foothills.
5.6 miNW
Village
Strichen
143 min walk • 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.