Tomnaverie stone circle, Aboyne

Name: Tomnaverie stone circle
Address: Aboyne, United Kingdom

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Tomnaverie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle set on the top of a small hill in lowland northeast Scotland. Construction started from about 2500 BC, in the Bronze Age, to produce a monument of thirteen granite stones including a massive 6.5-ton recumbent stone lying on its side along the southwest of the circle's perimeter. Within the 17-metre circle are kerb stones encircling a low 15-metre ring cairn but the cairn itself no longer exists. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°7'10"N, 2°50'59"W

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Tomnaverie stone circle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burn O'Vat, Muir of Dinnet, Craigievar Castle, Peel of Lumphanan.

4.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Canyon
Burn O'Vat, Cairngorms National Park
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4 miSW
National park
Muir of Dinnet
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6.2 miNE
17th-century turreted baronial castle
Craigievar Castle, Alford
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5.5 miE
Forts and castles
Peel of Lumphanan
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3.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Aboyne Castle, Aboyne
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3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Davan, Cairngorms National Park
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4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Dinnet Oakwood, Cairngorms National Park
104 min walk • Dinnet Oakwood is a Designated Special Area of Conservation located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately 9 miles from Aboyne and six miles from Ballater. The area is owned by Scottish Natural Heritage.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Kinord, Cairngorms National Park
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3.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Kinord Castle, Cairngorms National Park
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3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Aboyne
99 min walk • Loch of Aboyne is a shallow, artificial formed, freshwater loch in Grampian, Scotland. It lies 1+1⁄4 miles northeast of Aboyne and 26 miles west-southwest of Aberdeen. An earthen dam was constructed around 1834 to retain the loch. It also served as a reservoir for a nearby mill.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Dee Castle, Ballater
133 min walk • Dee Castle was a 15th-century castle, about 5 miles east of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and south of the River Dee. It may be known alternatively as Kinacoul Castle.