Potarch ( ) is a hamlet in

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

, Scotland, with a bridge across the River Dee. It is a popular location with tourists and

day-tripper A day trip is a visit to a tourist destination or visitor attraction from a person's home, hotel, or hostel in the morning, returning to the same lodging in the evening. The day trip is a form of recreational travel and leisure to a location that ...

s, and has a hotel. The Dinnie Stones are kept at the Potarch Hotel. The Dinnie Stones are a pair of Scottish lifting stones. They were made famous by strongman

Donald Dinnie Donald Dinnie (10 July 1837 – 2 April 1916) was a Scottish strongman, born at Balnacraig, Birse, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. Sometimes regarded as "The Nineteenth Century's greatest athlete", Dinnie's athletic car ...

, who reportedly carried the stones barehanded across the width of the Potarch Bridge, a distance of , in 1860.''Secret Scotland with Susan Calman'', Channel 5, 16 October 2020.

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Hamlets in Scotland Villages in Aberdeenshire {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub