09/11/2013 – Clachnaben
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09/11/2013 – View from Clachnaben’s summit tor to Aberdeenshire’s more famous one.
The face in profile.
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Clachnaben (or Clach-na-ben) is a near 600m hill south of Banchory, topped with a massive granite plug. Visible from miles around, it has given rise to the rhyming couplet “Clachnaben and Bennachie, Are twa landmarks frae the sea” and the similarities to Bennachie are obvious.
Accessed from a small car-park on the B974 a good, but sometimes steep track will take you to the summit. Passing through pine forest, across moorland, around a small wood and finally up to the summit, you get most of natural Scotland in a 4 mile return walk. The tor dominates the skyline, and changes at each angle of the approach. Once there, an easy scramble to the top gives massive views 360 degrees around – Bennachie & Lochnagar can be seen, and if the view is clear, you can see the North Sea, and down to the firth of Tay.
Whilst not famous for it, I’m sure a ‘face’ can be made out on the southern side of the Tor-see my photos. From the comments of other people up there, I’m not the only one to see it.
A link to Walkingworld, where details of the path can be found.
Sites within 20km of Clachnaben
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Wester Clune
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Cairn O’ Mount 2
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Cairn O’ Mount
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Finzean
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Finzean
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Dardanus
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Corsedardar
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Upper Tillygarmond
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Bucharn
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St Ringan’s Cairn
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Hill Of Tillybath
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Kerloch Hill
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Berrysloch
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Upper Shampher
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Red Castle
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Upper Shampher
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Ballochan
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Blarourie
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Woodend House
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Blarourie Ring Cairn
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Colmeallie
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Goauch Wood
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Waggles
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Trustach
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Hill Of Trustach
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The Ring
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Sluie Hill
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Esslie the Greater
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Strathfinella Hill
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Inchmarlo
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Smart’s Cairn
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Nine Stanes
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Esslie the Lesser
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Mile Cairn
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Banchory Hospital
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Fettercairn House
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Corsee Wood
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Fountain Hillock
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East Brathens
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East Brathens
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Tilquhillie
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Westerton
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Banchory Manse
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Mulloch Hill (Strachan)
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Fettercairn
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Glassel
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White Cairn
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The Sutor’s Mither
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Burnfoot
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Tarfside, Blue Cairn
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Katie’s Cairn
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Hillhead Of Maryfield
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Castle Hill (Auchenblae)
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Hobseat
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Knappach West
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The Knappach
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Green Cairn
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Knappach East
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The Burn
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Loch Of Leys
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Cairnshee Woods
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Cowden
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Gallow Cairn, Torphins
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Droop Hill
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Image Wood
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Crathes Castle Policies
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Balbridie
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Stranduff
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Woodbine Cottage
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Hill of Milton
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Bardshillock Wood
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Cairnfauld
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Dalwhing
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Knock Hill (Glenbervie)
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Crathes Castle
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Little Hill
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Denwood
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Mowat Newton
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Mowat Newton 2/
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Stot Hill
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Cairn Mude
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Learney
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Wood Of Mergie
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Belrorie
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Balnacraig
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Mortlich
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Sundayswells Hill
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Macbeth’s Stone
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Court Stane
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Mains Of Edzell
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Ferrar
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Cairn-Mon-Earn
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Cairn More (Birse)
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Ferrar West
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Balnagowan Hill
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Craigenet
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Tillyching 1
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Tillyching 2/
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Hillhead Of Tillyching
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Balnagowan Wood
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Blue Cairn (Balnagowan)
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Blackhill Wood
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Cairn Of Arthurhouse
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Kirkton Wood
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East Hill Croft
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Gallows Knap
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Glen Mark
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Macbeth’s Cairn
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Fetteresso Forest
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Upper Balfour 2
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Upper Balfour 3
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Upper Balfour 4
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Upper Balfour
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Witch Hillock
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Carmont Hill
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Shiels
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Balnacraig
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North Shiels
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Balmakewan
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Hatton
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Clune Wood
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Clune Wood
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Cairn Of Shiels
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Square’s Knap
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Bridgend of Lethnot
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Clune Hill
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Clune Wood
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West Knockenzie
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