Bow Fiddle Rock (Natural Rock Feature) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Bow Fiddle Rock (Natural Rock Feature) by drewbhoy

The sun brightens things up.

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Image of Bow Fiddle Rock (Natural Rock Feature) by drewbhoy

From on top of the rock between the Green Castle and Bow Fiddle.

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Image of Bow Fiddle Rock (Natural Rock Feature) by drewbhoy

The rock was mostly covered in birds.

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Image of Bow Fiddle Rock (Natural Rock Feature) by drewbhoy

The waves create their own Christmas Day Special.

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Image of Bow Fiddle Rock (Natural Rock Feature) by drewbhoy

From the small bay to the west of the rock.

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Bow Fiddle Rock

Natural Rock Feature

drewbhoy Jan 29, 2022

Christmas Day provided beautiful weather for a good hike, sadly our intended target was Hill of Maud / The Rinnes. However Storm Arwen had made sure the hill was impossible to climb, the road near being barely passable.

We hadn’t been to the Green Castle at Portknockie for a while, and its stunning natural neighbour, Bow Fiddle Rock, therefore a visit required. It might have looked calm but sea seemed pretty rough to me.

Park on Patrol Road, head towards the sea and a path will be found to both sides. Head east to Bow Fiddle, a track will take you to a pebbly beach and another leads to a place where you can almost look down on to the natural arch.

Apparently the rock is named because of a similarity to the tip of a fiddle (violin) bow. Personally I think whoever thought of that must have had a few drams to many!

Wonderful scenery!

Visited 25/12/2021.

Sites within 20km of Bow Fiddle Rock

Green Castle

Cliff Fort • 0.55km WSW

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Tronach Point

Cliff Fort • 1.62km WSW

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Foulford Bridge

Cairn(s) • 3.19km S

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Moss Hill Plantation

Cairn(s) • 3.44km S

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Chalmers Slack

Cairn(s) • 3.45km S

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Davie’s Castle

Hillfort • 4.46km SSE

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Crathie Point

Cliff Fort • 5.65km E

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Deskford ritual centre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.94km SE

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Ha’ Hillock

Artificial Mound • 6.21km SE

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Tarrieclerack

Long Cairn • 6.29km SW

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Sandend

Cairn(s) • 7.28km E

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Durn Hill

Hillfort • 9.14km E

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Hillside

Round Cairn • 9.46km E

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King’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.68km SSW

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Meikle Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.79km SW

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Upper Auchenreath

Cairn(s) • 12.62km WSW

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Tor Sliasg

Cairn(s) • 12.84km SW

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Cowiemuir

Cairn(s) • 13.61km WSW

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St Brandan’s Stanes

Stone Circle • 13.69km E

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Cloven Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.84km SE

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White Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.1km SE

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Knock Hill

Sacred Hill • 14.34km SE

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Whitehill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.97km SE

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Knock Hill

Stone Circle • 15.1km SE

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Oakenknowes

Cairn(s) • 15.4km SSE

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Browlands

Stone Circle • 15.98km WSW

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King’s Chair

Natural Rock Feature • 16.28km SE

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Thorax

Stone Circle • 16.42km ESE

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Boghead

Cairn(s) • 16.48km WSW

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Battlefield

Cup Marked Stone • 16.93km SE

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Wether Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.97km SE

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Mill Of Boyndie

Souterrain • 17.26km E

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Killiesmont

Cup Marked Stone • 17.86km SSW

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Colleonard

Stone Circle • 18.47km E

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Conjure Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.52km SE

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Kemps Cairn

Cist • 18.72km SE

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Monk’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.73km SSE

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Hill Of Alvah

Cairn(s) • 19.14km E

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Lusy Law

Cairn(s) • 19.15km E

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Binn Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.48km WSW

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Hill Of Cairns 2

Cairn(s) • 19.69km SE

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Stirling Cairn

Long Cairn • 19.81km E

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Hill Of Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.94km SE

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