Bennachie

View from the summit of Mither Tap
Country	Scotland
Area	Aberdeenshire
Translation	?
Elevation	528 m (1733 ft)
Relative height	316 m
OS grid reference	NJ662226
OS Landranger map(s)	38
Listing	Marilyn

Bennachie, pronounced Ben-a-Hee, is the most northeasterly mountain in Aberdeenshire. It has several summits, the highest of which, Oxen Craig, has a height of 528m (1733 feet). The most prominent peak, Mither Tap (518 m, 1699 feet) provides good views of the county to the north and east. Mither Tap has an Iron Age fort on its summit. Unlike with many other hilltop forts in the area, there are no signs of vitrification in the stone. It is traditionally claimed that Bennachie is Mons Graupius and that the Battle of Mons Graupius took place nearby. However no definite evidence exists to support this claim. View from the summit of Mither Tap (photo taken by me) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flag of Scotland Ratio 3:5 430 × 260 pixels 2041 bytes There is an alternate flag with a lighter blue coloring: File links The following pages link to this file: Aberdeenshire (unitary) Angus Act of Union 1707 Aviemore Achiltibuie Cross Chelsea F.C. England England national football team Fulham F... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... Aberdeenshire can refer to two local authorities in Scotland with this name. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Aberdeenshire can refer to two local authorities in Scotland with this name. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... A vitrification experiment for the study of nuclear waste disposal at Pacific Northwest National Labs. ... The Battle of Mons Graupius took place in AD 83 or 84. ...

Some people also believe that the peak had religous significance to the bronze age people who inhabited this area. This is supported by the large number of standing stones in the surrounding area and also the profile of the hill which is shaped like a female breast

The mountain is a popular destination for walkers since it is relatively close to Aberdeen and has a fairly easy ascent with a path from the base to the fort on the summit. Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Obar Dheathain in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125. ...

References

• A.W.M.Whiteley,(Ed.) (1976). The Book of Bennachie. The Bailies of Bennachie. ISBN 0-900323-21-3. Mostly anecdotes and verse about the mountain and its surroundings.