Echt, Aberdeenshire

Echt, Aberdeenshire

Echt (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 so called Barmekin of Echt 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.

Echt contains a church, village shop/post office, pub (The Cowdray Arms) 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 DunechtBanchory road and the B9119 Kingsford—Ordie road. It is some 12½ miles (20 km) from the city of Aberdeen.

References

* "AA Touring Guide to Scotland" (1978)

External links

* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/parishes/pardetails368.html Echt in the Gazetteer for Scotland]
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