Crathie Point, Sandend

Crathie Point, a promontory which slopes gently seaward about 1 mile NW of Sandend, is marked by a bank which has been scraped-up from a ditch either side of it. Outside this are very slight traces of a palisade trench: the interior is featureless.

½ mile to the W of Crathie Point is Findlater Castle, where the later construction of the Castle and landward outworks has effectively obscured potential earlier evidence. Please note that the castle should not be entered.

Directions

• Grid ref: NJ 548 671 - Ordnance Survey Landranger series sheet no. 29

9 miles W of Banff. One certain, and one possible, promontory fort can be seen on the coastal walk from Sandend to Cullen. At Sandend, reached by minor road N of A98, the path is signposted opposite the shop in the middle of the village.