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Blairdenon Hill
Highest point
Elevation631 m (2,070 ft)
Prominence94 m (308 ft)
ListingTu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN,Y
Naming
English translationScottish Gaelic, English: Hill of the Field of the River Devon
Geography
LocationClackmannanshire, Scotland
Parent rangeOchil Hills
OS gridNN 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. 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.

References

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