Saddle Hill (Aberdeenshire)
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Saddle Hill is a low lying mountain in eastern Aberdeenshire, Scotland within the Mounth Range of the Grampian Mountains.[1] Its peak is 241 metres (791 ft) above mean sea level. This hill is immediately north of the Roman camp of Raedykes.[2] [3] From Saddle Hill there are expansive views to the North Sea facing east and the valley of the Burn of Monboys to the east and southeast.
Saddle Hill is situated approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northwest of Stonehaven; surface runoff and drainage from the easternand southern slopes of Saddle Hill flow to the Burn of Monboys, a very slightly alkaline stream These low pH levels (compared to other area streams) may be caused in part by the peat drainage from the moorland on Meikle Carewe Hill and Curlethney Hill.
Prehistory
Neolithic traces of civilisation appear on the southwest flanks of the lower slopes of Saddle Hill in the form of cairns and standing stones.[2]
