Bucharn

This massive round cairn of bare stones is spectacularly sited at the edge of a hill terrace with wide views across the River Feugh and up into the Forest of Birse.

It is 27 m in diameter and 4.5 m high, but the platform on which it sits is probably the result of field clearance and ploughing.

The cairn is intervisible with another of similar size c 3/4 mile to the east (NO668 933), while the dyke immediately to the east runs over a small cairn.

Directions

• 3 miles SW of Banchory.
• Grid ref: NO659 929 - Ordnance Survey Landranger Series sheet no.45

3 miles SW of Banchory. Turn N off B976 1 mile W of Strachan on to back road; in 1/2 mile walk up farm track through Bucharn steading and along field edges (1/2 mile) to cairn.