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Hill Forts and other Settlements
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Tap O'Noth
20 miles W of Inverurie. Major feature is the substantial remnant of the vitrified wall. 20 miles W of Inverurie. Tap O'Noth details
Dunnideer
Medieval Castle and fort at Dunnideer, 12 miles NW of Inverurie
Little Conval
Preparatory works for an elaborate defensive set-up which were never completed. 2 miles W of Dufftown Little Conval details
Crathie Point, Sandend
9 miles W of Banff. Crathie Point is a promontory and palisade trench 1/2 mile from Findlater Castle.
Green Castle, Portknockie
13 miles W of Banff: A942. Promontory fort on the coast. Green Castle details
Dunnottar Castle and Dunnicaer
1 ¼ miles S of Stonehaven: off A92. The site of the later stone-built castle of Dunnottar was almost certainly a Pictish stronghold.
Cleaved Head, Macduff
¾ mile E of Macduff. Promontory fort consisting of a set of banks-and-ditches. Details of Cleaved Head
Mither Tap O'Bennachie
6 miles W of Inverurie. The fort surrounds the bare granite rock outcrop of the most easterly of the Bennachie summits.
Burghead
9 miles NW of Elgin. Impressive remains of an upper and lower fort. Burghead details
Kinord Sites
6 miles W of Aboyne. Extensive set of settlement, field and track systems. Kinord site
Castle Point, Troup
10 miles W of Fraserburgh. Promontory fort with complex history. Castle Point details
