Echt, Aberdeenshire
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Aberdeenshire
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crossroads village
Village
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in northeast Scotland
Scotland
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with a population of approximately 300 people. Echt has a number of prehistoric remains, including the so called Barmekin of Echt which is on a hill to the northwest. There is also the Cullerlie stone circle
Stone circle
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near Sunhoney
Sunhoney
Sunhoney is a stone circle of the Recumbent stone circle type, which is common in the Grampian region, in particular at the River Dee. it is about 2 km west of Echt in Aberdeenshire....
Farm, which may date from the Bronze Age
Bronze Age
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Echt contains a church, village shop/post office, restaurant
Restaurant
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(Echt Tandoori) and park which is used for local football matches and the annual Echt Show, a farmers' show.
It is centred around the junction of the B977 Dunecht
Dunecht
Dunecht is a slightly linear village on the A944 road in north-east Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It is not to be confused with Echt.Dunecht is located 12 miles west of the city of Aberdeen and is situated by the confluence of the Kinnernie and Bervie burns.Formerly known as Waterton, it was renamed...
—Banchory
Banchory
Banchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.- Overview :...
road and the B9119 Kingsford—Ordie road. It is some 12½ miles (20 km) from the city of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
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