Echt, Aberdeenshire
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Echt
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![]() Echt church, built 1804 | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
Population | 300 |
OS grid reference | NJ739055 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WESTHILL |
Postcode district | AB32 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Echt (Scottish Gaelic: Eicht) is an Aberdeenshire crossroads village in northeast Scotland with a population of approximately 300 people. Echt has a number of prehistoric remains, including the Barmekin of Echt[1] which is on a hill to the northwest. There is also the Cullerlie stone circle near Sunhoney Farm, which may date from the Bronze Age.[2]
Echt contains a church, village shop/post office, restaurant (Echt Tandoori) and pleasure park with a designated area of children's play equipment and local football matches are held. The annual Echt Show, a farmers' show, is held on the 2nd Saturday in July.
It is centred on the junction of the B977 Dunecht—Banchory road and the B9119 Kingsford—Ordie road. It is some 12+1⁄2 miles (20.1 km) from the city of Aberdeen.
References
[edit]- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Barmekin Of Echt (18522)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Cullerlie (18548)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- AA Touring Guide to Scotland (1978)
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Echt in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- Map sources for Echt, Aberdeenshire
- Virtual Eagle Tour of Barmekin Hill