Loch of Skene, Westhill

Name: Loch of Skene
Address: Westhill, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Westhill

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Loch of Skene is a large lowland, freshwater loch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 1 mi to the west of the village of Kirkton of Skene and 9 mi west of Aberdeen. ()

Length: 5280 ftWidth: 3485 ftMaximum depth: 6 ftElevation: 279 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 57°9'28"N, 2°21'26"W

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Loch of Skene – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Fraser, Hallforest Castle, Cullerlie stone circle, Deeside Way.

5 miNW
Architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles
Castle Fraser, Inverurie
127 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 miN
Forts and castles
Hallforest Castle
127 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.
2 miS
Archaeological site
Cullerlie stone circle
51 min walk • 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.
6.2 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Deeside Way, Aberdeen
159 min walk • The Deeside Way is a 41-mile rail trail that follows, in part, the bed of the former Deeside Railway in Aberdeenshire. Forming part of the National Cycle Network the trail leads from Aberdeen to Ballater.
7.4 miNE
Stela
Dyce stones, Aberdeen
189 min walk • The Dyce stones are a collection of Pictish and Early Medieval sculptured stones that are housed in a shelter in the ruined St Fergus's Chapel, Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland.
5.8 miNE
Memorial
Tyrebagger stone circle, Aberdeen
149 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.
6.9 miSE
Amusement, Amusement park
Storybook Glen, Aberdeen
175 min walk • The Den and the Glen is a children's park in Maryculter, Scotland, near the city of Aberdeen. It is best known for its disformed and off-looking models of various fairytale characters, as well as some more modern characters such as Shrek and Postman Pat.
4.4 miW
Prehistoric site
Sunhoney
113 min walk • Sunhoney is a stone circle of the recumbent type, which is common in the Grampian region, in particular at the River Dee. Sunhoney is situated about 2 km west of Echt in Aberdeenshire, near to the Cullerlie and Midmar stone circles.
5.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Normandykes, Aberdeen
146 min walk • 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.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brimmond Hill, Aberdeen
117 min walk • Brimmond Hill is a hill in Aberdeen, Scotland. The summit is the highest point within the Aberdeen City council area, at an elevation of 266 m. The hill itself is situated in the area between Kingswells, Westhill, Blackburn and Dyce.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Kirkhill Forest, Aberdeen
128 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.