Backburn
Backburn is a Village in the county of Aberdeenshire.
There are great places to visit near Backburn.
Backburn History
There are some historic monuments around Backburn:
- Craw Stane, symbol stone and enclosure 575m E of Mains of Rhynie Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM69
- Huntly Market Square, symbol stone and standing stone Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM73
- Bell Knowe, cairn, Rhynie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow; Secular: mound (unallocated to other category) SM11575
- Corrstone Wood, stone circle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM15
- Ardlair, symbol stone and adjacent standing stone, SSW of Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM65
- Huntly Castle Secular: castle SM90165
- Newseat, hut circles and platforms 240m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM11651
- Leith Hall, two symbol stones Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone SM8444
- Mains of Cults, pill box 600m NW of 20th Century Military and Related: Pillbox SM11353
- Wardhouse,settlements and field systems 500m SE of Home Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM4533
- Ringing Stone, standing stone, 275m NNW of Johnston Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM11509
- Ardlair, stone circle 450m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM3
- Rhynie Parish Church, two symbol stones 25m ESE of Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone SM11869
- Rhynie, three symbol stones 60m SE of Manse Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone SM84
- Cairnton, stone circle 480m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM11
- Hill of Newleslie, hillfort, 400m N of Cotetown Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM11510
- Foggieburn, palisaded enclosure 325m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded settlement SM11522
- Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: motte SM90267
- Mill of Noth, standing stones 150m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM33
- Nether Wheedlemont,stone circle 80m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM36
- Conzie Castle and Doocot Secular: castle SM5899
- Stoneyfield,stone circle N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM48
- Gerrieswells,long barrow and round cairn 400m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long barrow SM4908
- Tofthills, cupmarked and cross-incised stone Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM11574
- Johnston, unenclosed settlement 400m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM11523
- Kinnoir Old Church,church 550m WSW of Corse of Kinnoir Ecclesiastical: church SM5619
- Dunbennan Old Church,church and burial ground Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM5618
- Ord, stone circle 635m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM51
- Tap o'Noth,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM63
