Aberdeen Area Local Attractions

Local Attractions

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• Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ. STB 3 Star Visitor Attraction.

• Aberdeen Maritime Museum Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY. STB 5 Star Visitor Attraction. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Aberdeen Quest An overview of all of the museums the city has to offer. Take a journey through the museum collections and see what wonders you can find!

• Bennachie Forest Forestry Commission visitor centre. Near Inverurie.

• Blairs Catholic Museum The history of Catholicism in Scotland. South Deeside Road, Blairs, Aberdeen AB12 5YQ.

• Brandsbutt Symbol Stone An early Pictish symbol stone, with an Ogham inscription. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Castle Fraser The largest and most elaborate of Scottish castles built on the Z plan design, plus walled gardens and parkland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Crathes Castle One of the most superb castles in Scotland: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Cullerlie Stone Circle A circle of eight stones enclosing an area consecrated by fires on which eight small cairns were later built. About 4000 years old. 0.75m S of Garlogie off the B9125. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Drum Castle, Garden & Estate The oldest intact building in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Dyce Symbol Stones Two Pictish stones, one with the older type of incised symbols and the other with symbols accompanied by a cross and decoration. Normally 0.75m N of Kirkton off Aberdeen Airport ring road but currently removed from site for conservation. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Easter Aquhorthies Stone Circle A recumbent stone circle about 4000 years old. 1m W of Inverurie on the A96. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Forvie NNR This huge area of sand dunes and coastal heath lies next to the Ythan Estuary. Twelve miles north of Aberdeen, through Newburgh off the A975 road.

• Fyvie Castle Ghosts, legends and folklore are all woven into the tapestry of Fyvie Castle’s 800-year history. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Glover House The family home of Thomas Blake Glover. 79 Balgownie Road, Bridge of Don AB22 8JS.

• Gordon Highlanders Museum A glimpse into life in the Regiment and in Aberdeenshire. St Lukes, Viewfield Road, Aberdeen AB15 7XH.

• Haddo House For all its grandeur, visitors to Haddo House often remark how homely it feels. Perhaps this has something to do with it being home to the Gordon family for over 400 years. Ellon AB41 7EQ. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Kinkell Church The ruins of a 16th-century parish church, with fine sacrament house dated 1524, and the grave slab of Gilbert de Greenlaw, killed in battle in 1411. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle The best known of a group of recumbent stone circles, enclosing a ring cairn. Beside it is a small burial enclosure. From 4000-4500 years old. Near Daviot, 5m NW of Inverurie off the A96. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Maiden Stone The Maiden Stone is a Pictish cross slab that stands about 3 meters tall and probably dates to the 9th century AD. Near Chapel of Garioch, 4.5m NW of Inverurie on the A96. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• The Mall Shopping Centre Situated in the heart of the city.

• Morgan McVeigh's An imaginative mix of cafe/restaurant, food hall and country shop, we cater for locals and visitors alike. Culsalmond, AB52 6UY. STB 5 Star Tourist Shop.

• Pitmedden Garden It’s hard to imagine a garden today being planted on such an extravagant scale. The heart of the property is the formal walled garden originally laid out in 1675 by Sir Alexander Seton. Ellon AB41 7PD. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Provost Skene's House STB 3 Star Attraction. 16th century town with an attractive series of period room settings. Guestrow, Aberdeen AB10 1AS.

• Satrosphere Science Centre The Tramsheds, 179 Constitution Street, Aberdeen AB24 5TU.

• Slains Castle Spooky ruined castle standing on the cliff edge. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• St Machar’s Cathedral The nave and towers of the Cathedral remain in use as a church, and the ruined transepts are in care. In the south transept is the fine tomb of Bishop Dunbar, 1532. In Old Aberdeen. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Storybook Glen A magical world of make-believe and fun for children (and adults) of all ages, set amidst 28 acres of spectacular scenic beauty on Royal Deeside. Maryculter, Aberdeen AB12 5FT,

• The Tolbooth Museum One of the oldest buildings in Aberdeen. Castle Street, Aberdeen.

• Tolquhon Castle STB 3 Star Castle. Noted for its highly ornamented gatehouse, Tolquhon is one of the most picturesque of the castles in the Grampian countryside. 24km north of Aberdeen on the A920. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Tolquhon Gallery Art gallery in north east Scotland exhibiting original paintings, sculpture and studio crafts by Scottish and British artists. Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 7LP.

• Tolquhon Tomb A fine altar tomb of William Forbes, the laird who enlarged Tolquhon Castle. The carving is a remarkable survival. In Tarves kirkyard, 15m NNW of Aberdeen on the A920. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

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