Geo-Trips :: Missed Squares in Strathdon

Strathdon

A drive from Glenkindie, Fri, 16 Apr 2010 by Anne Burgess

On this day I set out to capture the last remaining squares in NJ41. These were rather scattered, so I drove part of the way and walked the ones where no road goes.

Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )

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NJ4511 : A Wool Tree by Anne Burgess
A Wool Tree
Just to show that wool does grow on trees:) In fact it's a dead juniper bush... more

NJ4511 : Above Mill of Culfork by Anne Burgess
Above Mill of Culfork
Unusually, the bushes up here are juniper, not the more common whins. The farm... more

NJ4511 : Charles Grassick's Monument by Anne Burgess
Charles Grassick's Monument
Charles Grassick collapsed and died here while walking up the hill. See... more

NJ4511 : Plaque on Charles Grassick's Monument by Anne Burgess
Plaque on Charles Grassick's Monument
This is the plaque on [[[1808245]]]. See also [[[1808256]]].

NJ4511 : Charles Grassick's Monument by Anne Burgess
Charles Grassick's Monument
The monument to Charles Grassick, who died at this spot. See also [[[1808245]]]... more

NJ4510 : Cardlunchart Hill by Anne Burgess
Cardlunchart Hill
There are numerous grassy tracks on the hills here. This one gives access to a... more

NJ4510 : Cardlunchart Hill by Anne Burgess
Cardlunchart Hill
Once you have got to the top here, the land rises very gently, and the walking is... more

NJ4510 : Cardlunchart Hill by Anne Burgess
Cardlunchart Hill
Looking west, the foreground is heather moor which has at some time been burned... more

NJ4510 : Cardlunchart Hill by Anne Burgess
Cardlunchart Hill
Looking down over the moors towards the glen of the Socach Burn. The hill in the... more

NJ4510 : Cardlunchart Hill by Anne Burgess
Cardlunchart Hill
Looking up Cardlunchart Hill towards Broom Hill (576 metres) in [[NJ4609]].

NJ4511 : Culfork by Anne Burgess
Culfork
The farm at Culfork is one of the many abandoned hill farms in this area. In the... more

NJ4411 : Mill of Culfork by Anne Burgess
Mill of Culfork
Mill of Culfork is a mixed livestock and arable farm. In the foreground are... more

NJ4411 : Cottage at Mill of Culfork by Anne Burgess
Cottage at Mill of Culfork
A traditional stone cottage with a red corrugated iron roof.

NJ4512 : Burn of Towie by Anne Burgess
Burn of Towie
From the look of the ground, the burn here has been much higher quite recently,... more

NJ4512 : Notice to French-speaking Anglers by Anne Burgess
Notice to French-speaking Anglers
I thought I was seeing things as I passed this sign, and had to go back to check!... more

NJ4614 : Ley by Anne Burgess
Ley
The farm at Ley is conveniently sited for a photograph. On submitting this, I see... more

NJ4517 : Culsh Burn by Anne Burgess
Culsh Burn
Culsh Bog would be more appropriate here, because the burn has spread out,... more

NJ4517 : Longley by Anne Burgess
Longley
Longley, nearest the camera, is just in square. Mains of Kildrummy is in the next... more

NJ4417 : Emerging from the Forest by Anne Burgess
Emerging from the Forest
This is the end of the plantation, and the track suddenly emerges into the light.... more

NJ4417 : Bog Burn by Anne Burgess
Bog Burn
The Bog Burn drains the Bog of Culsh, which is roughly where the largest... more

NJ4417 : Is this a Cairn? by Anne Burgess
Is this a Cairn?
According to the 1:25,000 map, the lower track here leads down to the burn, where... more

NJ4417 : Culsh Burn by Anne Burgess
Culsh Burn
The glen occupied by the Culsh Burn is V-shaped in profile, suggesting that it has... more

NJ4417 : How of Mar by Anne Burgess
How of Mar
The How of Mar is to be a narrow twisting tree-clad stretch of the glen of the Culsh Burn.

NJ4317 : Culsh Burn by Anne Burgess
Culsh Burn
The burn is actually underground here, emerging at the far end of the grassy... more

NJ4417 : Scots Pines by Anne Burgess
Scots Pines
Two Scots Pines stand rather isolated on the moor above the Culsh Burn. The deep... more

NJ4418 : Granite Boulders by Anne Burgess
Granite Boulders
The 1:25,000 map marks a row of cairns from south-west to north-east along the... more

NJ4418 : Bog of Culsh by Anne Burgess
Bog of Culsh
This is the source of the Bog Burn, which drains into the Culsh Burn. It looked... more

NJ4318 : Drainage Ditch by Anne Burgess
Drainage Ditch
This is the drainage ditch referred to in [[[1808631]]]. Rather to my surprise it... more

NJ4318 : Hill of Wester Clova by Anne Burgess
Hill of Wester Clova
It's not exactly an impressive hill, being one of those gently rounded hills on... more

NJ4418 : Hill of Wester Clova by Anne Burgess
Hill of Wester Clova
A few scattered Scots Pines struggle for existence on the northern slope of Wester... more

NJ4319 : Fallen Trees by Anne Burgess
Fallen Trees
There were large numbers of fallen trees obstructing most of the tracks in the... more

NJ4319 : Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) by Anne Burgess
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
There are in fact two roe deer in this shot - one towards upper left, and the... more

NJ4319 : Mossat Burn by Anne Burgess
Mossat Burn
The maps show this glen as covered in blanket forest, but happily that isn't the... more

NJ4319 : Ford on the Mossat Burn by Anne Burgess
Ford on the Mossat Burn
The 1:25,000 map shows not only a ford here, but also 'FBs'. However there is no... more

NJ4319 : Glen Laff by Anne Burgess
Glen Laff
The lower ground of the glen, shown as forested on the maps, has been clear felled... more

NJ4319 : Glen Laff by Anne Burgess
Glen Laff
Looking across the glen to the road on the left bank and the wall-to-wall conifers... more

NJ4319 : Death on the Track by Anne Burgess
Death on the Track
A dead roe deer lies beside a broken Douglas Fir, both victims of the hard winter... more

NJ4419 : Glen Laff by Anne Burgess
Glen Laff
The glen narrows here, so the burn no longer meanders as it does further upstream.

NJ4419 : Mossat Burn by Anne Burgess
Mossat Burn
The Burn has grown to a respectable size here. I am unsure what the curious... more

NJ4419 : Bridge over the Mossat Burn by Anne Burgess
Bridge over the Mossat Burn
This bridge carries the road which has been following the left bank, and the right... more

NJ4419 : Pond near Auchmullen by Anne Burgess
Pond near Auchmullen
This pond isn't marked on either the 1:50,000 or the 1:25,000 map, so it must be... more

NJ4519 : Auchmullen by Anne Burgess
Auchmullen
The outflow from [[[1808753]]] is too much for the culvert, so it is flowing down... more

NJ4519 : Wester Clova by Anne Burgess
Wester Clova
Wester Clova is right at the end of the public road, from which this view was taken.

NJ4518 : Long Shadows by Anne Burgess
Long Shadows
The trees above this field are casting long shadows down the slope in the late... more

NJ4518 : Winding Track near Broadley by Anne Burgess
Winding Track near Broadley
This track is shown on the 1:25,000 map as passing through two former quarries.... more

NJ4517 : Culsh by Anne Burgess
Culsh
The farm house and buildings at Culsh, seen from the track along the forest edge.... more

NJ4517 : Quarryfield by Anne Burgess
Quarryfield
Named, presumably, for the now disused quarries nearby, this is now a farm house.... more

NJ4517 : Oak Avenue by Anne Burgess
Oak Avenue
Perhaps avenue isn't quite the right word for a line of oaks by a country track,... more

NJ4517 : An Egg on the Path by Anne Burgess
An Egg on the Path
This egg was lying in the short grass in the middle of the path. I do not know... more

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