Blairdenon Hill Explained

Blairdenon Hill
Elevation M:631
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:94
Listing:Tu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN,Y[2]
Translation:Scottish Gaelic, English: Hill of the Field of the River Devon[3] [4]
Location:Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Range:Ochil Hills
Grid Ref Uk:NN 86557 01867

Blairdenon Hill is a hill in the Ochil Hills range, part of the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the highest point on the western portion of the range.[5] Approximately 220m west of the summit lies the site of a plane wreckage of a De Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth which crashed on 30 August 1957 and killed the pilot, A. J. Cuthbertson - a small, white cross stand at the site in memoriam.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blairdenon Hill. www.hill-bagging.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide. www.hills-database.co.uk.
  3. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=blair
  4. Web site: OS1/32/2/3 | ScotlandsPlaces.
  5. Web site: New Donalds Map. www.mountainsofscotland.co.uk.
  6. Web site: Eddie's Photo Archive. www.edwardboyle.com.
  7. Web site: Accident De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth G-AKCH, 30 Aug 1957. Harro. Ranter. aviation-safety.net.

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