Sacred place · Prehistoric
Lang Stane of Hilton
Aberdeen City
A granite monolith nearly three metres tall standing in Hilton, one of several Aberdeen stones sharing the name Lang Stane: Scots for long stone.
- Near Aberdeen
- Easy path
Scotland · Region
Ancient places in Aberdeen City
8 places in Aberdeen City, from the deepest prehistory to the medieval world.
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Sacred place · Prehistoric
Lang Stane, Aberdeen
Aberdeen City
A keel-shaped base ties this Union Street stone to Aberdeenshire's recumbent circles: raised around 3000 BC, before writing reached Britain: long b…
- Near Aberdeen
- Step-free
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Building or ruin · Roman
Normandykes
Aberdeen City
A Roman marching camp misread for fifty years as a Danish fort, its true imperial origin restored only when its rectangular plan gave the game away.
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Building or ruin · Medieval
St Machar's Cathedral
Aberdeen City
A working Church of Scotland kirk that still keeps William Wallace's quartered remains in its walls and a ceiling of 48 royal and episcopal coats o…
- Easy path
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Tomb or burial place · Prehistoric
Tullos Cairn
Aberdeen City
One of four stone burial mounds sharing Tullos Hill, raised in the Bronze Age: roughly 2500 to 800 BC, when metal tools first spread: and still out…
- Near Aberdeen
- Easy path
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Sacred place · Prehistoric
Tyrebagger stone circle
Aberdeen City
One of only a handful of recumbent stone circles left with all eleven of its original stones still in place: including a 24-ton granite giant laid…
- Near Dyce
- Easy path
More places in Aberdeen City
Briefer entries: recorded and worth knowing, with fuller pages to come.
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Minor monument · Medieval
Market Cross, Castle Street, Aberdeen
Aberdeen City
Aberdeen’s 1686 market cross combines royal and civic carving with a gilt unicorn, preserving the burgh’s public trading and ceremonial centre thro…
- Near Aberdeen
- Easy path
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Carved stone · Pictish & early medieval
Dyce Symbol Stones
Aberdeen City
A rare survival: an incised pagan-era stone and a Christian cross-slab stand side by side under one roof, one still carrying an ogham inscription n…
- Near Dyce
- 1 min walk from car park
- Easy path
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