Echt, Aberdeenshire

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Human settlement in Scotland

Echt

* Scottish Gaelic: Eicht

Echt church, built 1804

Echt

Location within Aberdeenshire

Population| 300
OS grid reference| NJ739055
Council area|

* Aberdeenshire

Lieutenancy area|

* Aberdeenshire

Country| Scotland
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| WESTHILL
Postcode district| AB32
Police| Scotland
Fire| Scottish
Ambulance| Scottish
UK Parliament|

* West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Scottish Parliament|

* Aberdeenshire West

List of places

Scotland

57°08′26″N 2°26′04″W﻿ / ﻿57.14054°N 2.43455°W﻿ / 57.14054; -2.43455

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

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1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Barmekin Of Echt (18522)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Cullerlie (18548)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

* AA Touring Guide to Scotland (1978)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echt, Aberdeenshire.

* Echt in the Gazetteer for Scotland
*   * Map sources for Echt, Aberdeenshire
* Virtual Eagle Tour of Barmekin Hill

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Settlements and places of interest in Garioch, Aberdeenshire

Primary settlements|

* Blackburn
* Insch
* Inverurie
* Kemnay
* Kintore
* Newmachar
* Westhill

Other settlements|

* Auchleven
* Blairdaff
* Colpy
* Dunecht
* Echt
* Elrick
* Garlogie
* Hatton of Fintray
* Kingseat
* Kinmuck
* Old Rayne
* Oyne
* Pitcaple
* Sauchen
* Skene

Places of interest|

* Bennachie
* Chapel of Garioch
* Castle Fraser
* Dunnideer
* Leslie Castle
* Maiden Stone

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Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire

(see also: Aberdeen City)

in Banff and Buchan|

* Aberchirder
* Banff
* Fraserburgh
* Gardenstown
* Inverallochy and Cairnbulg
* Macduff
* Portsoy
* Rosehearty
* Sandhaven
* Whitehills

in Buchan|

* Boddam
* Crimond
* Cruden Bay
* Fetterangus
* Hatton
* Longside
* Maud
* Mintlaw
* New Deer
* New Pitsligo
* Peterhead
* St Combs
* St Fergus
* Strichen
* Stuartfield

in Formartine|

* Balmedie
* Cuminestown
* Ellon
* Fyvie
* Newburgh
* Oldmeldrum
* Pitmedden
* Potterton
* Rothienorman
* Tarves
* Turriff

in Garioch|

* Blackburn
* Insch
* Inverurie
* Kemnay
* Kintore
* Newmachar
* Westhill

in Kincardine and Mearns|

* Drumoak
* Fettercairn
* Gourdon
* Inverbervie
* Johnshaven
* Laurencekirk
* Luthermuir
* Newtonhill
* Portlethen
* St Cyrus
* Stonehaven

in Marr|

* Aboyne
* Alford
* Ballater
* Banchory
* Braemar
* Huntly
* Lumphanan
* Tarland
* Torphins

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