Ring O Bennachie - Newton Traditional Geocache
Ring O Bennachie - Newton
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This cache is part of a series of drive-bys around the beautiful hills of Bennachie.
Please put cache back exactly how you found it.
Bennachie is a range of hills in Aberdeenshire and has several peaks, the highest of which is Oxen Craig at a height of 528 m (1733 feet).
The peak that stands out the most visually is Mither Tap (518 m, 1699 feet) and from its top there are good views of the county to the north and east. Most of the tops lie along an east / west ridge, with the exception of Millstone Hill (409 m) an outlier or spur which is separated from and to the south of the main ridge. Mither Tap has an Iron Age fort on its summit.
The range of hills is a popular destination for walkers since it is relatively close to Aberdeen. The Gordon Way is a waymarked trail that traverses the Southern flank of Bennachie between the Visitors Centre in the East and Suie Car Park to the West. Most of the Bennachie range is owned by the Forestry Commission, who maintain a network of paths on and around the hills, several car parks and a visitor centre which is located at the eastern foot of the range. A volunteer group, the Bailies of Bennachie, founded in 1973, helps with this work and with other environmental and archaeological activities on the hill. There are several marked paths, including fairly easy ascents of Oxen Craig and Mither Tap that start from the centre.
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