- Fetteresso Forest
The Fetteresso Forest is a
woodland that is principallyconiferous situated in theMounth range of theGrampian Mountains inAberdeenshire ,Scotland . [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004] The forest has a number of prominent mountain peaks including theHill of Blacklodge andCraiginour peak. A good overlook for viewing the forest from the north side lies on an unnamed tarmack road which leads north from theSlug Road to theRaedykes Roman site. [Archibald Watt, "Highways and Byways Round Stonehaven", Gourdas House Publishers, Aberdeen (1984)] TheCowie Water flows through and drains much of the forest. To the north of the easternmost part of the forest is the archaeological site RaedykesRoman Camp , as well asCowton Burn . The Slug Road runs along much of the northeast perimeter of Fetteresso Forest.Notable features in this vicinity include
Dunnottar Castle ,Fetteresso Castle andMuchalls Castle .Natural features
Summer flow rates of the Cowie Water are typically in the range of 150 cubic feet per second within Fetteresso Forest. July values for
pH have been measured at 8.17 or slightlyalkaline [C.M. Hogan, "History of Muchalls Castle", Lumina Tech Press, Aberdeen (2005)] July water temperatures are about 11.9 degrees Celsius andelectrical conductivity at the mouth has been measured at a relatively low value of .06 micro-Siemens per meter.Turbidity measured exactly 24 hours after a moderate rainfall of one centimeter was 19 JTU in a July circumstance.ee also
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Drumtochty Forest
*Tewel
*Ury House Line notes
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