The Mounth (/ˈmʌnθ/ MUNTH) is the broad upland in northeast Scotland between the Highland Boundary and the River Dee, at the eastern end of the Grampians...
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The Causey Mounth is an ancient drovers' road over the coastal fringe of the Grampian Mountains in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This route was developed as...
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The Elsick Mounth is an ancient trackway crossing the Grampian Mountains in the vicinity of Netherley, Scotland. This trackway was one of the few means...
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well-known and historically important trackways are the Causey Mounth, Elsick Mounth, Cryne Corse Mounth and Cairnamounth. Although most of the Highlands is geographically...
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Cairn o' Mount (redirect from Cairn O' Mounth)
The Cairn o' Mount or Cairn o' Mounth is a hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, rising to 455 metres (1,493 ft). The B974 road crosses its summit, connecting...
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Cryne Corse Mounth is an old droving road which ran south across the high ground from the Dee valley in Aberdeenshire, eastern Scotland. Much of the route...
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number of authors have reckoned the battle to have occurred in the Grampian Mounth within sight of the North Sea. In particular, Roy, Surenne, Watt, Hogan...
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well-known and historically important trackways are the Causey Mounth and Elsick Mounth. Aberdeenshire played an important role in the fighting between...
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by several ancient trackways across the Grampian Mounth, including the Causey Mounth and Elsick Mounth. In addition there is evidence of ancient burials...
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the Burn of Muchalls. That march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient trackways crossing the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains, lying west of Netherley...
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march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient trackways crossing the Grampian Mountains; the situation of the Elsick Mounth terminating at a ford to...
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seat of the Duke of Fife. Elsick House is located near the ancient Causey Mounth trackway, which road was constructed in medieval times to make passable...
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January 1978: p. 3. Watson, Adam (1992). The Cairngorms, Lochnagar and the Mounth (6th ed.). Scottish Mountaineering Trust. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-907521-39-8...
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Strathearn in Perthshire, south of the Mounth; or Strathdearn, the valley of the River Findhorn in Moray, north of the Mounth; while the fact that Ímar was killed...
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the towns of Laurencekirk, Stonehaven and Portlethen. The ancient Causey Mounth road was built on high ground to make passable this only available medieval...
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from the mid-9th century. In the Middle Ages, this locale was known as the Mounth, a name still held by a number of geographical features. Recorded first...
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Aberdeen. With the Earl Marischal he led a force of 9000 men across the Causey Mounth through the Portlethen Moss to attack Royalists at the Battle of the Brig...
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Cellrígmonaid ("church of the king's mounth" hence Cill Rìmhinn) located at Cennrígmonaid ("head of the king's mounth"); hence the town became Kilrymont...
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slain at a location beyond the Mounth in a chronicle that appears to be the first literature reference to the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains. C. Michael...
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number of authors have reckoned the battle to have occurred in the Grampian Mounth within sight of the North Sea. In particular, Roy, Surenne, Watt, Hogan...
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at Aboyne Academy. A popular walk starts at the car park on the Cairn O' Mounth (Banchory–Fettercairn) road, 10 kilometres south of Banchory. Popularity...
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one of the most remote areas of Scotland between the Cairngorms and the Mounth. A domed mountain, it lies at the heart of a vast roadless area. It is possible...
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ranges can be split primarily into the Monadhliath, the Cairngorms and the Mounth. Well-known mountains and hills are to be found here, such as Ben A'an,...
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over the Clunie Water, a strategically important crossing on the Elsick Mounth, an ancient trackway used by Picts and Romans. It is located in the upper...
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Cairnie Burn is a stream that rises in the Mounth, or eastern range of the Grampian Mountains, north of Netherley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairnie Burn...
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the river and also near an ancient timber trackway known as the Elsick Mounth. Rodney Castleden. 1987 The numbers are from Gimbutas (1991) pages 39–41...
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III ("King Malcolm Ceann-mor", son of Duncan I) on the north side of the Mounth in 1057, after retreating with his men over the Cairnamounth Pass to take...
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influenced by the location of the Grampian Mounth trackway crossings, particularly the Elsick Mounth and Cryne Corse Mounth. Kildrummy Castle underwent siege numerous...
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Maryculter. Near this location was the intersection of the ancient Elsick Mounth, that served as a medieval drovers' road and additionally the track of the...
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the River Dee was influenced by the ancient trackways across the Grampian Mounth, which determined strategic locations of castles and other Deeside settlements...
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