Fetternear Palace, Monymusk

Name: Fetternear Palace
Address: Monymusk, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Monymusk

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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. ()

Coordinates: 57°14'37"N, 2°27'36"W

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Monymusk United Kingdom

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Fetternear Palace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.8 miS
Architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles
Castle Fraser, Inverurie
72 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.
3.2 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Gordon Way
82 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.
5.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Bennachie
130 min walk • Bennachie is a range of hills in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has several tops, the highest of which, Oxen Craig, has a height of 528 metres.
2.4 miN
Historical place, Archaeological site
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Inverurie
61 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.
4.9 miN
Stela
Maiden Stone, Inverurie
125 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.
3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Hallforest Castle
89 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.
3.8 miNE
Stela
Broomend of Crichie stone
98 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.
6.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle
174 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.
4 miNE
Stela
Brandsbutt Stone
102 min walk • The Brandsbutt Stone is a class I Pictish symbol stone in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
3.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Cluny Castle, Monymusk
92 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.
0.8 miSE
57°14'6"N • 2°26'44"W
Kemnay Village Hall, Kemnay
21 min walk • City hall