Tap o’ Noth
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Steve Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,847 feet
- Description: hillfort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hill of Noth”, “Noth Hill”, “Tap o‘ Noth”, and “Tap o’Noth,fort”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wormy Hillock Henge and Clashindarroch Forest.
Wormy Hillock Henge
Archaeological site
Photo: jake williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wormy Hillock Henge, also known as The Dragon's Grave, is a small henge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in the Clashindarroch Forest.
Clashindarroch Forest
Coniferous forest
Photo: Andrew Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clashindarroch Forest is possibly the largest forest in Aberdeenshire, situated to the south-west of the market town of Huntly. Managed by Forestry and Land Scotland.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial
Work of art
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial is a work of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhynie and Gartly.
Rhynie
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the A97 road, 14 miles northwest of Alford. The Rhynie Chert is named after the village, as is the fossil plant genus Rhynia.
Gartly
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gartly is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron. The parish in which it is located also takes its name.
Kennethmont
Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kennethmont is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people.
Tap o’ Noth
- Categories: archaeological site, contour fort, and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.35153° or 57° 21′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.8592° or 2° 51′ 33″ westElevation
1,847 feet (563 metres)Open location code
9C9V942R+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 32709701OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Tap o’ Noth” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tap O‘ Noth”
- Basque: “Tap O’ Noth”
- Catalan: “Tap O‘ Noth”
- Catalan: “Tap O’ Noth”
- Cebuano: “Tap o‘ Noth”
- Cebuano: “Tap o’ Noth”
- German: “Tap o’ Noth”
- Spanish: “Tap O‘ Noth”
- Spanish: “Tap O’ Noth”
- Swedish: “Tap o‘ Noth”
- Swedish: “Tap o’ Noth”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brae of Scurdargue and Scurdargue.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tap o‘ Noth hill fort and Hill of Noth.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tap o’ Noth”. Photo: Steve Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.