Visit Aberdeenshire Place – things to do & explore

Visit Aberdeenshire PlacesVisit Aberdeenshire places on a day-trip, weekend away or holiday – and Walkfo becomes your personal digital tour guide to Aberdeenshire things to do.

Visiting Aberdeenshire Overview

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland . It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries . It covers an area of 6,313 square kilometres (2,437 sq mi) and covers 8% of Scotland’s overall territory .
When you visit Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire history becomes available at the places you travel to by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Aberdeenshire places overview by Walkfo


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With 637 tourism audio plaques & places for you to explore in Aberdeenshire, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider in the world. Our AI continually learns & refines content about the best Aberdeenshire places to visit from online information authorities like Wikipedia for current & history, and converts it into an audio experience.

Aberdeenshire history


Aberdeenshire has a rich prehistoric and historic heritage. It is the locus of a large number of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological sites. The area was settled in the Bronze Age by the Beaker culture, who arrived from the south around 2000–1800 BC. Christianity influenced the inhabitants early on, and there were Celtic monasteries at Old Deer and Monymusk. The Romans also were in the area during this period, as they left signs at Kintore.

When you visit Aberdeenshire


You can visit Aberdeenshire places and use Walkfo Aberdeenshire to discover the history & things to do in Aberdeenshire whilst walking with our free digital tour app. Walkfo Aberdeenshire has 637 places on our Aberdeenshire map with history, culture & travel facts that you explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Aberdeenshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route – you choose where you want to go, when you want to go and Walkfo Aberdeenshire will keep up.Visit Aberdeenshire Places

With millions of places including tourist walks, Aberdeenshire travel destinations, National Trust locations converted to audio experiences, our Aberdeenshire places AI guide will help you get the best from your visit to Aberdeenshire & the surrounding areas. The Aberdeenshire places app for iPhone & Android delivers hidden history, interesting culture and amazing facts in interactive audio stories in response to where you walk at National Heritage sites, tourist attractions, historic locations or city streets, with no predefined walk map requirements.

“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 637 audio facts unique to Aberdeenshire places forming an interactive Aberdeenshire map for you to explore.”

Walkfo’s Visit Aberdeenshire Places Map
637 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

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Walkfo Aberdeenshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Aberdeenshire

  

Best Aberdeenshire places to visit


Aberdeenshire has many places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Aberdeenshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Aberdeenshire’s information audio spots:

Aberdeenshire photo Derry Cairngorm
Derry Cairngorm (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn Gorm an Doire) is a Scottish mountain . It is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north west of Braemar in the county of Aberdeenshire .
Aberdeenshire photo Corgarff
Corgarff (Scottish Gaelic: Corr Garaidh) is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland . It is located in the Grampian Mountains in the Scottish Highlands .
Aberdeenshire photo Badenyon Castle
Badenyon Castle was a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating from the 13th century . It was located around 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Kildrummy, north of Coulins Burn, in the area .
Aberdeenshire photo Burn O’Vat
Burn O’Vat is a pothole located close to Loch Kinord near the village of Dinnet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland .
Aberdeenshire photo Kincardine Castle, Royal Deeside
Kincardine Castle is a Victorian country house in Royal Deeside, Scotland . It is a private home which also operates as a hospitality venue . The house sits 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north-east of the village of Kinchardine O’Neil .
Aberdeenshire photo Dinnet Oakwood
Dinnet Oakwood is a Designated Special Area of Conservation located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland . It is located approximately 9 miles from Aboyne and six miles from Ballater .
Aberdeenshire photo Gartly
Gartly (Scots: Gairtlie, Scottish Gaelic: Gartaidh) is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland . It sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron . The parish in which it is located also takes its name .
Aberdeenshire photo Drumblade
Drumblade is a hamlet in north-western Aberdeenshire, Scotland . It lies 4¾ miles east of the town of Huntly .
Aberdeenshire photo Lessendrum
Lessendrum is a ruinous fortified house situated 7.65 kilometres (4.75 mi) to the north of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland . It is on the Buildings at Risk Register .
Aberdeenshire photo St Mary’s Kirk, Auchindoir
St Mary’s Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, Aberdeenshire, is one of the country’s finest surviving medieval parish kirks . The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house .

Visit Aberdeenshire plaques


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Aberdeenshire has 11 physical plaques within tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Aberdeenshire plaques when visiting. Plaque schemes such as National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened. Where a plaque is available, Walkfo AI has done research to provide additional, deeper content when you visit Aberdeenshire using the app. Experience hidden history & stories at each location as the Walkfo local tourist guide app uses trigger audio close to each Aberdeenshire plaque. Explore Aberdeenshire Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.