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Buchan History Tour:
The Neolithic long cairn of Cairn Catto lies in a field to
the West of a back road linking the A90 Ellon/Peterhead and
the A950 Peterhead/New Pitsligo roads. After visiting the cairn,
proceed North to the A950 and turn left (West) for Longside
village and churchyard. Carry on Westwards through Mintlaw to
Aden country park (Heritage and farming Museum, ancient manuscript
Book of Deer project), from which visitors may walk to Old Deer
to see the ancient kirkyard.
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left (West) for the Abbey of Deer. Two km further West
on the A950, turn right (North) on a side road to
Strichen to visit the Loudon Wood recumbent stone circle
in the wood to the right of the road, or White Cow Wood
Cairn Circle to the left of the road. In Strichen visit
the Recumbent Stone Circle and the old churchyard. |
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Fraserburgh and in 7km turn right (East) on B9032 for
the Memsie Cairn. Proceed (East and South on A92 and
A90) through Rathen after visiting the old graveyard.
(note there are many large Mansions in this area see
history page ), and by a side road pass the Berrybrae
recumbent stone circle (NK027571). |
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Return to the A90 and around
1km from Crimond (visit the old kirk
graveyard and the RSPB visitor centre at the
Loch of Strathbeg) turn left for the site of
the medieval burgh of Rattray, at which the
Chapel of St Mary’s and the castle mound can
still be seen (NK085575 and NK087579) See
history page. Travel South on the A90, at St
Fergus visit the old kirk yard near the
beach. Carry on the main road and turn right
towards Inverugie, note the Motte on the
hill (NK102486). |
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Return to the A90
and around 1km from Crimond (visit the old kirk
graveyard and the RSPB visitor centre at the Loch of
Strathbeg) turn left for the site of the medieval burgh
of Rattray, at which the Chapel of St Mary’s and the
castle mound can still be seen (NK085575 and NK087579)
See history page. Travel South on the A90, at St Fergus
visit the old kirk yard near the beach. Carry on the
main road and turn right towards Inverugie, note the
Motte on the hill (NK102486).
Visit the ruined castle of Inverugie (NK102483) and
Ravenscraig (NK095487). Return to the main road and
visit Peterhead, (Arbuthnot museum, Salmon House C16 and
the old kirk yard on the links) see history page.
Leave Peterhead by the A90 pass the Reform Tower, head
for the village of Boddam visit the ruins of the old
Keith castle. Carry on the A90 and turn onto the A975
towards Cruden Bay 1.5 km from the turn off visit the
wild ‘cliffscape’ of the Bullers of Buchan. Our last
place of interest is 1km from the Bullers of Buchan,
park in the Slains castle car park and walk the 2km to
the castle (be very careful at both these places). |
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