Tap o' Noth

#1830 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Tap o' Noth is a hill and fort, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which encloses an area of approximately 100 m by 30 m, 0.3 hectares. Archaeological finds from the site include a stone axe head dated to between c. 2000 BC– c.800 BC, and a decorated bronze rein-ring dated to the 1st–3rd century AD. The site has been designated a scheduled ancient monument. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1847 ftProminence: 810 ftCoordinates: 57°21'5"N, 2°51'33"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Tap o' Noth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leith Hall, Wormy Hillock Henge, Druminnor Castle, St Mary's Kirk.

3.5 miE
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Leith Hall, Huntly
90 min walk • Leith Hall is a country house in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built in 1650, on the site of the medieval Peill Castle, and was the home of the Leith-Hay family for nearly three centuries.
2.3 miW
Archaeological site
Wormy Hillock Henge
58 min walk • Wormy Hillock Henge, also known as The Dragon's Grave, is a small henge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in the Clashindarroch Forest.
2.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Druminnor Castle
66 min walk • Druminnor Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the early 15th century, about two miles east of Rhynnie, in a steep valley by the Keron burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
3 miS
Church
St Mary's Kirk
77 min walk • St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell.
5.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Beldorney Castle
144 min walk • Beldorney Castle is a Z-plan castle dating from the mid-16th century, about two miles south of Glass, in hilly country in the valley of the Deveron, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alternative names are Beldornie, Beldornay and Beldorny.
4.3 miE
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Ardmore distillery
109 min walk • Ardmore distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, located in the village of Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire. The distillery is owned and operated by Beam Suntory, an American subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.