Cairnborrow

Also known as:
Newton Hill
Nearest town:
Huntly (8km E)
OS reference:
NJ45344140
OS sheets:
28, 29
Latitude:
57° 27' 34.74 N
Longitude:
2° 54' 40.14 W
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Cairnborrow

Windfarm Could Generate £1.6 million.

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Nov 30, 2010

A windfarm planned for a hillside near Huntly could bring £1.6 million into the local community over it’s 25 years.

More info :

pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2029739

There are also two cairns on top of this hill, as well as the nearby cairns on the neighbouring hills of Backtack, Glenshee and Both as well as the cup and ring marked stone at Cairnborrow Lodge. I wonder if these sites were brought up at the meeting?

If you stay up here and/or are interested in changing the situation please contact the numbers contained within the report.

Cairnborrow

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Dec 21, 2009

After climbing up the Hill Of Backtack in what can only be described as dodgy conditions the Mad Man of Glass and myself took the decision to press on and cross the valley to Newton Hill. Although the snow was deep and cruel, we didn’t see King Wenceslas, we ploughed on and climbed the hill walking past the Newton Hill cairn to the Long cairn,

The cairn itself is some 50 meters wide and 35 meters in length. All the other details are in the Link below. As always, in this part of the Deveron valley, the views are spectacular as was the later sunset.

Looking north as well as the nearby cairn another three cairns loomed in the distance. Both of us are experienced climbers so we pressed on as it grew colder and colder. (-10)

Visited 21/12/09.

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