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Bennachie topographic map

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Name: Bennachie topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Bennachie, Auchleven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (57.28142 -2.61815 57.30704 -2.51634)

Average elevation: 262 m

Minimum elevation: 84 m

Maximum elevation: 516 m

Mither Tap has an astronomical alignment with the nearby Pictish Fortalice of Caskieben (currently located within Keith Hall). Dr. Arthur Johnston said "the hill of Benochie, a conical elevation about eight miles distant, casts its shadow over Caskieben at the periods of the equinox."

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