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Echt (Scottish Gaelic: Eicht) is an Aberdeenshire crossroads village in northeast Scotland with a population of approximately 300 people. Echt has a number of prehistoric remains, including the Barmekin of Echt[1] which is on a hill to the northwest. There is also the Cullerlie stone circle near Sunhoney Farm, which may date from the Bronze Age.[2]

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Echt Scottish Gaelic: Eicht
Echt church, built 1804
Echt Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	300
OS grid reference	NJ739055
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WESTHILL
Postcode district	AB32
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West
List of places UK Scotland 57.14054°N 2.43455°W / 57.14054; -2.43455

Echt contains a church, village shop/post office, restaurant (Echt Tandoori) and pleasure park with a designated area of children's play equipment and local football matches are held. The annual Echt Show, a farmers' show, is held on the 2nd Saturday in July.

It is centred on the junction of the B977 Dunecht—Banchory road and the B9119 Kingsford—Ordie road. It is some 12+1⁄2 miles (20.1 km) from the city of Aberdeen.

References

• AA Touring Guide to Scotland (1978)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echt, Aberdeenshire.

• Echt in the Gazetteer for Scotland
• Map sources for Echt, Aberdeenshire
• Virtual Eagle Tour of Barmekin Hill

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