Whitehill Wood is a wood and megalithic stone circle in

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...

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, located off the B9025 road between

Aberchirder Aberchirder (, ) known locally as Foggieloan or Foggie, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the A97 road six miles west of Turriff. Etymology The name Aberchirder, recorded in as ''Aberkerdour'' means 'mouth of the Chirder' ...

and

Turriff Turriff () is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name ''Turra'', which is deriv ...

and between the hamlets of Bogton and Laithers. It is one of the Aberdeenshire circles, which according to Sir

Norman Lockyer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (17 May 1836 – 16 August 1920) was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium. Lockyer also is remembered for being the fo ...

were built around 1200 BC. However,

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describes it as 4500 years old. it is protected as a

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Stone circles in Aberdeenshire Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire Scheduled monuments in Aberdeenshire {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub