Rabbit Rock Field

There's a massive lump of granite sitting in a field near Keith that locals reckon looks like a rabbit. Once you see it, you can't unsee it - the ears, the profile, the whole thing. It's genuinely one of those quirky Scottish landmarks that feels more like a dare than a proper tourist attraction.

Rabbit Rock Field is dead straightforward. You rock up, find the rock, take a photo if you fancy, and crack on. There's no visitor centre, no gift shop, no explanation board. Just you, a field, and a boulder that someone named centuries ago. It takes about ten minutes tops unless you're the type who wants seventeen angles of the same shot.

This one's for people who like their attractions with a bit of odd energy - geologists might get a kick out of the granite, kids seem to enjoy the novelty of a giant stone rabbit. Families splitting a park holiday at Hillside Havens (four and a half miles away) could swing by without much fuss. It's barely a detour if you're touring the area.

Frankly, it's a bit daft, but that's rather the point. The Aberdeenshire landscape around Keith is genuinely lovely - rolling countryside and proper Highland air - so it works as a quirky full stop to a walk rather than a standalone reason to visit. Don't expect magic. Do expect the sort of thing you'll still be telling people about three years later.