Wormy Hillock Henge

#4277 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Wormy Hillock Henge, also known as The Dragon's Grave, is a small henge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in the Clashindarroch Forest. It is a low, circular bank 16.5 metres in diameter which almost surrounds a 6-metre wide platform in the centre. There is one gap in the bank at the southeast end of the henge. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°21'50"N, 2°54'55"W

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Wormy Hillock Henge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tap o' Noth, Druminnor Castle, St Mary's Kirk, Beldorney Castle.

2.3 miE
Archaeological site
Tap o' Noth
58 min walk • The Tap o' Noth is a hill and fort, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which encloses an area of approximately 100 m by 30 m, 0.3 hectares.
4.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Druminnor Castle
121 min walk • Druminnor Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the early 15th century, about two miles east of Rhynnie, in a steep valley by the Keron burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
4.2 miSE
Church
St Mary's Kirk
108 min walk • St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell.
3.9 miN
Forts and castles
Beldorney Castle
99 min walk • Beldorney Castle is a Z-plan castle dating from the mid-16th century, about two miles south of Glass, in hilly country in the valley of the Deveron, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alternative names are Beldornie, Beldornay and Beldorny.