Cowton Wood

Cowton Wood is a forest in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cowton Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Rickarton, as well as near Mill of Mowtie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raedykes and Curlethney Hill.

Raedykes

Archaeological site

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Raedykes is the site of a Roman marching camp located just over three miles northwest of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. National Grid Reference NO 842902.

Curlethney Hill

Peak

Curlethney Hill is a landform in Aberdeenshire, Scotland within the Mounth Range of the Grampian Mountains. The peak elevation of this mountain is 246 metres above mean sea level.

Meikle Carewe Hill

Peak

Meikle Carewe Hill is a landform in Aberdeenshire, Scotland within the Mounth Range of the Grampian Mountains. The peak elevation of this mountain is 266 metres above mean sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonehaven and Mergie.

Stonehaven

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stonehaven is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, 15 miles south of Aberdeen. Its main attraction is Dunnottar Castle, scenically perched on a headland south of town.

Mergie

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mergie is a settlement in Aberdeenshire approximately six miles west of Stonehaven, Scotland. Situated in the former Kincardineshire slightly south of the Slug Road.