OS Grid Reference: NH8824512636

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How to get there

The photo post is situated on the Bunzeach trail; public parking is available near the war memorial in Bellabeg. Head past the Strathdon Kirk to the start of the Bunzeach Trail. Approximately 100 yds along the Forest Commission track, turn right almost back on yourself onto a minor track leading up a gentle slope to reach the viewpoint (which is marked on Bunzeach Trail leaflet) The post is situated on the edge of the promontory looking back towards the kirk.

Guidance on taking photographs.

More information on this location

Strathdon was originally called Invernochty due to its location at the confluence of the River Don and the River Nochty. It is the founding place of the Lonach Highland Gathering which takes place every year on the fourth Saturday in August.

The Doune of Invernochty (the prominent mound across the River) comprises a motte and earthworks dating from the late 12^th/early 13^th century. It ranks as one of the finest examples of Norman earthwork castles in Scotland.

There’s been a church of Strathdon since 1200; the present one was built in the mid nineteenth century. Its size suggests a settlement once much larger than the one present today. The kirkyard contains a red granite ashlar Egyptian mausoleum of two storeys built for Mary Forbes and thought to be designed by the Aberdeen architect Archibald Simpson.

More information on the hamlet of Bellabeg can be found via Undiscovered Scotland.