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'''The Buck of Cabrach''', commonly called simply '''The Buck''', is a mountain on the border of [[Aberdeenshire]] with [[Banffshire]].  The whole massif here is known as "Calbrach", but the hamlet of [[Calbrack]] lies a little off to the northwest.
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'''The Buck of Cabrach''', commonly called simply '''The Buck''', is a mountain in [[Aberdeenshire]].  The whole massif here is known as "Cabrach", but the hamlet of [[Cabrach]] itself lies a little off to the north-west.
  
Many a climb will begin at a secondary peak, known as '''Meikle Carn''', at {{map|NJ420254}}, which rises to 1,526 feet by the B9002 road at Elrick.  The Buck itself is to the south, its summit at {{map|NJ412234}}.  From the Buck, running to the south the ridge marks the county border across a number of lesser tops until [[Craig an Funan]] (2,073 feet).
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Many a climb will begin at a secondary peak, known as '''Meikle Carn''', at {{map|NJ420254}}, which rises to 1,526 feet by the B9002 road at Elrick.  The Buck itself is to the south, its summit at {{map|NJ412234}}.  The ridge on which the Buck lies marks the easternmost border the parish of Cabrach.
  
[[File:The Buck - geograph.org.uk - 349344.jpg|left|200px|The summit of the Buck]]
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[[File:The Buck - geograph.org.uk - 349344.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The summit of the Buck]]

Latest revision as of 13:01, 30 May 2024

Buck of Cabrach
Aberdeenshire
View of The Buck (721m) - geograph.org.uk - 254547.jpg
Summit: 2,365 feet NJ412234
57°17’51"N, 2°58’33"W

The Buck of Cabrach, commonly called simply The Buck, is a mountain in Aberdeenshire. The whole massif here is known as "Cabrach", but the hamlet of Cabrach itself lies a little off to the north-west.

Many a climb will begin at a secondary peak, known as Meikle Carn, at NJ420254, which rises to 1,526 feet by the B9002 road at Elrick. The Buck itself is to the south, its summit at NJ412234. The ridge on which the Buck lies marks the easternmost border the parish of Cabrach.

The summit of the Buck