Category: Excursion
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Durn Hill
This was a lovely solstice walk up durn hill for the first time, if a touch on the windy side. Getting there meant a drive via the carnyx find site and past Gaulcross. I parked at the quarry which is disused but it looks like Aberdeenshire council sometimes uses the site for storage, so don’t…
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Rhynie and more
My heritage society comrade had doublebooked himself and hence could not join the excursion so we resecheduled and I went to visit the Pictish power centre of Rhynie instead. It did not disappoint! Before moving up here, I didn’t know much beyond the blue-painted dreadlocked warrior stereotype of the Picts. Unsurprisingly, things turn out to…
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Gamrie excursion
This excursion was great fun and the august representatives of the heritage group were blessed with fine weather as we travelled about the countryside merrily in a convoy of three cars.
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Thorax stone circle
On my way home from Battle hill I was in a good mood so I thought I’d check Thorax stone circle out. Taking the turn-off from the B9023, I followed a track which it dawned on me was simply leading to Thorax Farm; having read online that the owners were friendly to stonehunters, I decided…
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Ha’ Hillock
I’ve been meaning to check out this mound a while and today was the day. After long deliberations, I decided that the layby just by the bridge down from Nether Blairock farmhouse was ok to park in since it’s not a passing place. I def think about these things too much, but on the flipside…
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Battle hill, Huntly
One of the things I love most about the magical part of Aberdeenshire around Huntly is that I am always stumbling across amazing ancient sites. After picking up a fbook marketplace item near the station, I thought I’d check out Battle hill, purely for the walk and then of course it turns out it is…
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I love it round here! Part two
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I love it round here!
Amazing! And I do like that sign on Cullen golf club, even though the building itself is a monstrosity.
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Findlater castle
I have to say a visit to this ruin really cheered me up 🙂 It was raining when I parked and by the time I walked down to the coast it was sunny.
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Milton of Rothiemay recumbent stone circle
I have to admit to being slightly underwhelmed by this RSC. I think it was more the day itself, I was feeling stressed and the ruined nature of the RSC didn’t help. But that’s not to say visiting the stone circle didn’t have an impact. The recumbent is HUGE and has over 100 cupmarks. So…