
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rhynie as Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Rhynie is associated with Saint Rhynius, a 6th-century Pictish saint linked to the early Christianization of northern Scotland. The site is traditionally connected to healing rituals and may have been a place of pilgrimage, with local folklore suggesting the presence of a holy well or sacred spring nearby.
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Places near here
Rhynie SchoolSchool (period Unassigned) · 66 yd
Rhynie, Essie RoadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 332 yd
RhynieEnclosure(s) (period Unknown) · 425 yd
Bridge of Bogie, St Mary's Episcopal ChurchChurch (19th Century) (1859) · 557 yd
Bell KnoweCairn (period Unassigned) · 655 yd
Corrstone Wood stone circleArchaeological place · 1309 yd
Druminnor CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.0 mi
PercylieuNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
Clatt War MemorialMemorial · 2.7 mi
Kennethmont WW1 War MemorialMemorial · 3.0 mi
Hill of TowanreefMountain / peak · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0