Echt is a small village standing in the shadow of the Barmekin of Echt, where an Iron Age fort occupies the hilltop. The Barmekin was a central point in the popular A Scots Quair trilogy of novels by LG Gibbons.
The parish church was built in 1804. Opposite the church is Echt Hall, the community hall, standing near the site of the 19th-century hiring fairs, where landowners selected labourers and servants for the forthcoming year.
Two miles away is Dunecht House, a mid-Victorian mansion built for the Earl of Crawford.
The area is full of historic sites, including Sunhoney Stone Circle, Midmar Kirk Stone Circle, and Cullerlie Stone Circle. A few miles further afield are Drum Castle and Castle Fraser.
About Echt
Address: Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Attraction Type: Town
Location: At the junction of the B9119 and B977, three miles south of Dunecht
Location map
OS: NJ735055
Photo Credit: Bill Harrison, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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NEARBY HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS
Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low to exceptional) on historic interest
Sunhoney Stone Circle - 1.2 miles (Prehistoric Site) 
Midmar Kirk Stone Circle - 2.3 miles (Prehistoric Site)
Cullerlie Stone Circle - 3.2 miles (Prehistoric Site)
Castle Fraser - 4.5 miles (Historic House) 
Drum Castle - 4.9 miles (Historic House)
Lang Stane o'Craigearn - 5.9 miles (Prehistoric Site)
Crathes Castle - 6.1 miles (Historic House)
Glassel Dam Wood Stone Circle - 6.4 miles (Prehistoric Site)
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