Trenches, from 10cm to 50cm in depth, run the length of this grassy area, below the forest.
Sites within Glenton Hill
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Large (for the location – ~0.6m tall), flat-faced stone, upright though covered with moss and heather, in one of the trenches around the edge of the central forest clearing.
The view in the centre of the forest.
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Not a particularly incredible site; I wouldn’t even say it was really worth a look unless you were heading from Stonehaven towards the rather more diverting Nine Stanes. Situated off the A957, just before the main village at Rickarton, very exposed and easy to see from the road. Cross the field and head towards the forest.
There appear to be trenches running the length of the heathery/grassy area below the forest, although they are largely obscured by the heather. Around the forest are dotted many stones, some large, increasingly so as you reach the forest itself. The forest is in fact a ring of trees around an open area with deep and obvious trenches around its circumference.
Unfortunately, this area seems to attract two major annoyances during the summer: horse poo (do these animals never stop??) and swarms of flies, so bring a hood.
Sites within 20km of Glenton Hill
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Glenton North
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Glenton South
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Auquhollie Stone
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Fetteresso Forest
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Raedykes
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Findlayston
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Houff Of Ury
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Fetteresso Castle
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The Hawk Stone
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North Lodge
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Elsick Mounth
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Fetteresso
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Northward
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Wood Of Mergie
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Spurryhillock
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Allochie
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Malcolm’s Mount
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Ury North Lodge
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Cairn-Mon-Earn
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Carmont Hill
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Kempstone Hill
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Square’s Knap
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Kempstone Hill Cairn
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Gallow Hill (Stonehaven)
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Cantlayhills
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West Brachmont
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Clune Hill
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Clune Wood
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Hobseat
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Clune Wood
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Clune Wood
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Dunnicaer
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Blackhill Wood
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Dunnottar Castle
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Druidsdale
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Castle Rock of Muchalls
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Bruxie Hill
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Upper Balfour 3
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Upper Balfour 4
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Upper Balfour
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Upper Balfour 2
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Kirkton Wood
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Whiteside
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Cairnfauld
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The Sutor’s Mither
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Stranog Hill 1
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Cowden
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Standingstones Kerb Cairn
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Standingstones
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Westerton
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Stranog Hill 2
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Mulloch Hill (Strachan)
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Cairnshee Woods
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Mitton Hill
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Droop Hill
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Altries
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Nine Stanes
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The Shields
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Court Stane
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Esslie the Lesser
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Auchlee
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Hilton of Cairngrassie
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Esslie the Greater
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Knock Hill (Glenbervie)
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Blaikiewell
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Oldman Hill
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Leys of Barras
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Bogton (Drumoak)
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Moray Stone
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Auchlee
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Old Bourtreebush
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Aquhorthies
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Balbridie
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Tilquhillie
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Montgoldrum
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Crathes Castle
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Knappach East
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Montgoldrum
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Montgoldrum
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Montgoldrum
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The Knappach
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Knappach West
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Blarourie Ring Cairn
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Woodbine Cottage
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Denwood
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Blarourie
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Hillhead Of Maryfield
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Drum Castle
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Cairnwell Ring Cairn
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Crathes Castle Policies
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Hillhead
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Cluseburn
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Kerloch Hill
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Craighead
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Millplough
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Millplough
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Castle Hill (Auchenblae)
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Banchory Manse
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Cot Hillock
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Bardshillock Wood
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Broad Havens
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Binghill
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Binghill West
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Binghill East
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Castle Dykes
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Katie’s Cairn
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Beans Hill
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Loch Of Leys
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Easterhill
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West Benthoul
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Beans Hill, Boundary Marker 23
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Benthoul
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Hilton Farm, Boundary Marker 18
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Cairn Of Arthurhouse
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Dalmuinzie Farm, Boundary Marker 16
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Westfield
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Bervie Brow
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Cairnlee Cairn
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Brodie Wood
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East Brotherfield, Boundary Marker 25
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Blue Hill (Banchory-Devenick)
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Inchmarlo
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Upper Shampher
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Banchory Hospital
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Upper Shampher
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Cullerie
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Moorlands
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Corsee Wood
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Woods Of Cairnie 3
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Blacktop
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Woods Of Cairnie 4
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Westerord Plantation
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Blacktop Wood
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Banchory House
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Goauch Wood
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Cults Stone Circle (Site of)
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Parknook
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Woods Of Cairnie 1
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Finnercy
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Woods Of Cairnie 2
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Bucharn
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Smart’s Cairn
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Tollohill Wood
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East Brathens
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Garlogie Woods
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East Brathens
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Garlogie
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Den Wood
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Kenshot East
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Kenshot Hill
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Kincorth Hill East
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Springhill
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North Shiels
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Strathfinella Hill
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Philla Cairn
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Haremuir
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Gourdon Hill
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Kincorth Hill
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Shiels
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Middle Knox
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Cairn Of Shiels
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West Hatton
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Cairn O’ Mount 2
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Cairn O’ Mount
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St Ringan’s Cairn
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Hill Of Trustach
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Trustach
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Barnhill
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Cat Cairn
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Hill Of Tillybath
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Cat Cairn 2
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Hill of Keir
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Tullos Hill
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Souterhill
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Woodend House
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Upper Tillygarmond
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Sunhoney
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Paul Mathew Hill
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South Auchinclech
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