A megalithic circle sits within Whitehill Wood beside the road between Aberchirder and Turriff. Whitehill Wood is a wooded Aberdeenshire stone-circle site protected as a scheduled monument.
The source pack is brief but records two different dating claims: Sir Norman Lockyer associated the Aberdeenshire circles with around 1200 BC, while Historic Environment Scotland describes Whitehill Wood as about 4500 years old.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
History
Whitehill Wood lies off the B9025 road between Aberchirder and Turriff. The site is between the hamlets of Bogton and Laithers. It is both a wood and a megalithic stone circle site.
Sir Norman Lockyer associated Aberdeenshire circles with construction around 1200 BC. Historic Environment Scotland describes Whitehill Wood as 4500 years old. The site is protected as a scheduled monument.
People
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Sir Norman Lockyer
researcher associated with a dating claim for Aberdeenshire circles.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 57.5436°N · 2.5394°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Rough ground — reasonable boots advised
Opening & admission
The source pack does not provide reliable current admission details; verify before travelling.
- The scheduled circle is in woodland; the pack gives no current access details.
Nearby places
Minor monument · Medieval
Market Cross, Church Street, Macduff
Aberdeenshire
Mercat cross with HES-listed pre-1800 evidence (1783).
- Easy path
Questions people ask
- What is Whitehill Wood?
- It is a wood and megalithic stone circle site in Aberdeenshire.
- Where is it?
- The pack places it off the B9025 between Aberchirder and Turriff, between Bogton and Laithers.
- How old is it?
- The pack records Lockyer’s around 1200 BC claim for Aberdeenshire circles and Historic Environment Scotland’s description of Whitehill Wood as 4500 years old.
- How is it protected?
- It is a scheduled monument.
Sources
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