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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A Wool Tree
Just to show that wool does grow on trees:) In fact it's a dead juniper bush... more
Above Mill of Culfork
Unusually, the bushes up here are juniper, not the more common whins. The farm... more
Charles Grassick's Monument
Charles Grassick collapsed and died here while walking up the hill. See... more
Plaque on Charles Grassick's Monument
This is the plaque on [[[1808245]]]. See also [[[1808256]]].
Charles Grassick's Monument
The monument to Charles Grassick, who died at this spot. See also [[[1808245]]]... more
Cardlunchart Hill
There are numerous grassy tracks on the hills here. This one gives access to a... more
Cardlunchart Hill
Once you have got to the top here, the land rises very gently, and the walking is... more
Cardlunchart Hill
Looking west, the foreground is heather moor which has at some time been burned... more
Cardlunchart Hill
Looking down over the moors towards the glen of the Socach Burn. The hill in the... more
Cardlunchart Hill
Looking up Cardlunchart Hill towards Broom Hill (576 metres) in [[NJ4609]].
Culfork
The farm at Culfork is one of the many abandoned hill farms in this area. In the... more
Mill of Culfork
Mill of Culfork is a mixed livestock and arable farm. In the foreground are... more
Cottage at Mill of Culfork
A traditional stone cottage with a red corrugated iron roof.
Burn of Towie
From the look of the ground, the burn here has been much higher quite recently,... more
Notice to French-speaking Anglers
I thought I was seeing things as I passed this sign, and had to go back to check!... more
Ley
The farm at Ley is conveniently sited for a photograph. On submitting this, I see... more
Culsh Burn
Culsh Bog would be more appropriate here, because the burn has spread out,... more
Longley
Longley, nearest the camera, is just in square. Mains of Kildrummy is in the next... more
Emerging from the Forest
This is the end of the plantation, and the track suddenly emerges into the light.... more
Bog Burn
The Bog Burn drains the Bog of Culsh, which is roughly where the largest... more
Is this a Cairn?
According to the 1:25,000 map, the lower track here leads down to the burn, where... more
Culsh Burn
The glen occupied by the Culsh Burn is V-shaped in profile, suggesting that it has... more
How of Mar
The How of Mar is to be a narrow twisting tree-clad stretch of the glen of the Culsh Burn.
Culsh Burn
The burn is actually underground here, emerging at the far end of the grassy... more
Scots Pines
Two Scots Pines stand rather isolated on the moor above the Culsh Burn. The deep... more
Granite Boulders
The 1:25,000 map marks a row of cairns from south-west to north-east along the... more
Bog of Culsh
This is the source of the Bog Burn, which drains into the Culsh Burn. It looked... more
Drainage Ditch
This is the drainage ditch referred to in [[[1808631]]]. Rather to my surprise it... more
Hill of Wester Clova
It's not exactly an impressive hill, being one of those gently rounded hills on... more
Hill of Wester Clova
A few scattered Scots Pines struggle for existence on the northern slope of Wester... more
Fallen Trees
There were large numbers of fallen trees obstructing most of the tracks in the... more
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
There are in fact two roe deer in this shot - one towards upper left, and the... more
Mossat Burn
The maps show this glen as covered in blanket forest, but happily that isn't the... more
Ford on the Mossat Burn
The 1:25,000 map shows not only a ford here, but also 'FBs'. However there is no... more
Glen Laff
The lower ground of the glen, shown as forested on the maps, has been clear felled... more
Glen Laff
Looking across the glen to the road on the left bank and the wall-to-wall conifers... more
Death on the Track
A dead roe deer lies beside a broken Douglas Fir, both victims of the hard winter... more
Glen Laff
The glen narrows here, so the burn no longer meanders as it does further upstream.
Mossat Burn
The Burn has grown to a respectable size here. I am unsure what the curious... more
Bridge over the Mossat Burn
This bridge carries the road which has been following the left bank, and the right... more
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
Auchmullen
The outflow from [[[1808753]]] is too much for the culvert, so it is flowing down... more
Wester Clova
Wester Clova is right at the end of the public road, from which this view was taken.
Long Shadows
The trees above this field are casting long shadows down the slope in the late... more
Winding Track near Broadley
This track is shown on the 1:25,000 map as passing through two former quarries.... more
Culsh
The farm house and buildings at Culsh, seen from the track along the forest edge.... more
Quarryfield
Named, presumably, for the now disused quarries nearby, this is now a farm house.... more
Oak Avenue
Perhaps avenue isn't quite the right word for a line of oaks by a country track,... more
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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