Cairn O' Mounth / Cairn O' Mount .Aberdeenshire, Scotland. UK. The place name is a survival of the ancient name for what are now the Grampian Mountains, earlier called "the Mounth". The name change happened from circa 1520 AD. The Ordnance Survey shows the name as Cairn o' Mount. Paragliders use the height and thermals to enjoy their sport.
Cairn o' Mount is the name of a prehistoric round cairn in Aberdeenshire. It is also the name of the 1,480ft or 455m hill the cairn stands on, and to the road that crosses the hill, passing close to its summit and the cairn that stands on it. The B974 Cairn o' Mount road climbs over the eastern extension of the Cairngorms between Fettercairn and Banchory. Highly exposed to any weather coming in from the east, it is well known to anyone who listens to Radio Scotland traffic broadcasts in winter, as it is often the first road to be closed by snow, and the last to open again once the weather has passed. As a hill, Cairn o' Mount is less distinguished, forming only a slight local summit on the shoulder of higher ground that rises steadily to the south-west.
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Location: Cairn O'Mount - B974 Banchory to Fettercairn Road, Aberdeenshire, Scotland UK
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