Rhynie (Aberdeenshire)

Rhynie (Gaelic: Roinnidh ) is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Aberdeenshire and capital of the same Parish. It is situated about twelve kilometers south of Huntly and 45 kilometers north- west of Aberdeen. The nearest town is located about four kilometers northeast Gartly. Directly east of Bogie happened Rhynie. The village has a primary school.

After the village of locally occurring chert chert is named. He is one of the most important fossil -bearing rocks of the Lower Devonian. The fossil plant Rhynia was found in this rock and also named after the village.

Traffic

Rhynie located at the junction of the A941 ( Lossiemouth - Rhynie ) in the A97 ( Banff Dinnet ) and is thus about two highways connected to the road network. Its own station does not have the village.

History

The settlement of the region can be traced back to the Bronze Age. So was found on Bell Knowe at the Water of Bogie a 17 m by measuring Cairn. Two kilometers to the northwest lies the Hill Fort Tap o ' Noth Rhynie In various Pictish symbol stones were found. Among three stones near the old rectory, two stones near the church and the Craw Stane. They are each protected monument as a Scheduled Monument.