Culblean Hill

Culblean Hill is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,985 feet. Culblean Hill is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,985 feet
  • Description: hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Culbleen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burn o’ Vat and Morven.

Cave
Photo: Alasdairaph, CC BY 3.0.
The Burn o' Vat is a mountain stream in Deeside, Scotland, rising on Culblean Hill and flowing into . It takes its name from "the Vat", a of glacial origin that lies upon its course.

Peak
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Corbett in , . It is 871 m high. The poet, Lord Byron, who spent some of his childhood in the area, mentions the mountain in his poem, When I Roved a Young Highlander: The Mary mentioned here is Mary Duff, Byron's first love.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tullich and Logie Coldstone.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. It is known as the birthplace of St. Nathalan and also as the site of some noted Pictish stones. The church is the site of a ruined church, built in around 1400.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. The village lies north of the River Dee, near in the Cromar, a basin of land cut out of the Grampian foothills between and .

Photo: Karora, Public domain.
is a town in about 25 miles west of . It grew up as resort town in the Victorian era and in 2022 had a population of 1400.

Culblean Hill

Latitude
57.09374° or 57° 5′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.99463° or 2° 59′ 41″ west
Elevation
1,985 feet (605 metres)
Open location code
9C9V32V4+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2418814988
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2651766
Wiki­data ID
Q24652166
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Culblean Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Culblean Hill”
  • Dutch: “Culblean Hill”
  • Swedish: “Culblean Hill”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barglass and Cambus o‘ May.

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Highlights include Crannach Hill and Cnoc Dubh.

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