Lower Auchenreath
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Lower Auchenreath is a tiny rural settlement situated in the North East Coast of Scotland
. It is home to a pig farm and is only a mile away from Port Gordon. Nearby is the Speyside walk and Spey Bay
Golf Club.
There is evidence of a prehistoric settlement at Lower Auchenreath, with cropmarks visible from the air of ring ditch
es and a barrow
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is home to a pig farm and is only a mile away from Port Gordon. Nearby is the Speyside walk and Spey Bay
Spey Bay
Spey Bay is a small settlement in Moray, Scotland. It is situated at the eastern side of the mouth of the River Spey on the coast of the Moray Firth between the village of Kingston on the western side of the Spey, and the fishing port of Buckie to the east....
Golf Club.
There is evidence of a prehistoric settlement at Lower Auchenreath, with cropmarks visible from the air of ring ditch
Ring ditch
In archaeology, the term ring ditch refers to a regularly shaped circular or pennanular ditch cut. The term is most often used as a generic description in cases where there is no clear evidence for the function of the site: for instance where it has been ploughed flat and is known only as a...
es and a barrow
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
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