Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Waughton Hill

View from Mormond Hill, Strichen, Aberdeenshire, March 2024
View from Mormond Hill, Strichen, Aberdeenshire, March 2024

This is the view from Mormond Hill in Strichen, Aberdeenshire. The evening sun was creating great light and shadows.

27-Mar-24 • allanmaciver flickr

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white horse mormond hill
white horse mormond hill

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08-May-22 • celticdog1 flickr

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white horse mormond hill
white horse mormond hill

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08-May-22 • celticdog1 flickr

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1525 Waughton Hill
1525 Waughton Hill

Dry and grey walk after parking just off the main road before the farm. Then walked up track passed quarry and onwards to summit where only 2 of the 3 stakes are still standing. Name:Waughton Hill Hill number:1525 Height:234m / 768ft RHB Section:21B: Fraserburgh to the Dee Valley County/UA:Aberdeenshire (UA) Catchment:Minor Rivers only (North) Watershed:Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m) Grid ref:NJ 96356 57235 Summit feature:no feature: near three stakes Drop:181m Col:53m NJ748435

12-Jun-18 • Dugswell2 flickr

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1525 Waughton Hill a
1525 Waughton Hill a

12-Jun-18 • Dugswell2 flickr

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1525 Waughton Hill b
1525 Waughton Hill b

12-Jun-18 • Dugswell2 flickr

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View from Mormond Hill, Strichen, Aberdeenshire, March 2024
View from Mormond Hill, Strichen, Aberdeenshire, March 2024

This is the view from Mormond Hill in Strichen, Aberdeenshire. The evening sun was creating great light and shadows.

27-Mar-24 • allanmaciver flickr

mormond hill white horse strichen aberdeenshire north east farmalnd countryside patchy clouds afternoon allanmaciver 53680638359

white horse mormond hill
white horse mormond hill

DCIM/117MEDIA/DJI_0408.JPG

08-May-22 • celticdog1 flickr

52091135228

white horse mormond hill
white horse mormond hill

DCIM/117MEDIA/DJI_0411.JPG

08-May-22 • celticdog1 flickr

52091618320

1525 Waughton Hill
1525 Waughton Hill

Dry and grey walk after parking just off the main road before the farm. Then walked up track passed quarry and onwards to summit where only 2 of the 3 stakes are still standing. Name:Waughton Hill Hill number:1525 Height:234m / 768ft RHB Section:21B: Fraserburgh to the Dee Valley County/UA:Aberdeenshire (UA) Catchment:Minor Rivers only (North) Watershed:Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m) Grid ref:NJ 96356 57235 Summit feature:no feature: near three stakes Drop:181m Col:53m NJ748435

12-Jun-18 • Dugswell2 flickr

waughtonhill p181 tump hump marilyn 43607670041

1525 Waughton Hill a
1525 Waughton Hill a

12-Jun-18 • Dugswell2 flickr

waughtonhill p181 tump hump marilyn 42890169004

1525 Waughton Hill b
1525 Waughton Hill b

12-Jun-18 • Dugswell2 flickr

waughtonhill p181 tump hump marilyn 29737744098

Mormond Hill walk
Mormond Hill walk

The White Horse, Taken by J Watt

10-Jan-12 • IainCameron flickr

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Mormond Hill walk
Mormond Hill walk

Taken by J Watt

10-Jan-12 • IainCameron flickr

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Mormond Hill walk
Mormond Hill walk

Taken by J Watt

10-Jan-12 • IainCameron flickr

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Mormond Hill walk
Mormond Hill walk

10-Jan-12 • IainCameron flickr

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Mormond Hill walk
Mormond Hill walk

10-Jan-12 • IainCameron flickr

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Mormond Hill walk
Mormond Hill walk

10-Jan-12 • IainCameron flickr

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Mormond Hill walk
Mormond Hill walk

10-Jan-12 • IainCameron flickr

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Videos

  • Waughton Hill walk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

    This walk begins near Bransfarm and head towards the White Horse built into the hill. The path becomes undefined nearer the top ...

  • Climbing Mormond Hill and Waughton Hill. Strichen, Aberdeenshire.
    Larry Bees, May-23

    Mormond Hill (Scottish Gaelic A' Mhormhonadh, meaning the great hill or moor; known as Mormounth in Old Scots)[1] is a large ...

  • Waughton Hill Hike
    Paul Peters, Sep-24

    Nice hike north of Aberdeen.

  • https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/1378/raf-mormond-hill-scotland

  • Strichen Stone Circle Aberdeenshire
    Larry Bees, May-23

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strichen_stone_circle Strichen stone circle is a Megalithic recumbent stone circle located near ...

  • Notes