Blairdenon Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
Prominence | 94 m (308 ft) |
Listing | Tu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN,Y |
Naming | |
English translation | Scottish Gaelic, English: Hill of the Field of the River Devon |
Geography | |
Location | Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
Parent range | Ochil Hills |
OS grid | 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. 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
- ^ "Blairdenon Hill". www.hill-bagging.co.uk.
- "Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide". www.hills-database.co.uk.
- https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=blair
- "OS1/32/2/3 | ScotlandsPlaces".
- "New Donalds Map". www.mountainsofscotland.co.uk.
- "Eddie's Photo Archive". www.edwardboyle.com.
- Ranter, Harro. "Accident De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth G-AKCH, 30 Aug 1957". aviation-safety.net.