Knowledge (XXG)

Kempstone Hill

Source 📝

19: 177: 223:
generation using Curlethney Hill, Meikle Carewe Hill (hills slightly to the west of Kempstone Hill to install 12 wind turbines. Each turbine would reach a height of 70 metres above grade level, and the entire complex could generate enough power to supply the equivalent of 5000 homes. Environmental
317: 339: 420: 381: 352:
The statistical account of Scotland: Drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes, Volume 12
208: 163:
to describe prehistoric megalithic structures such as these. Kemp-stane Hill was written in the 18th century.
364: 54: 50: 49:. The peak elevation of this mountain is 132 metres above mean sea level. This hill has been posited by 212: 141: 82: 122: 73:
is situated about three kilometres to the west. From Kempstone Hill there are fine views to the
46: 18: 266:
United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
237: 318:
Peripheral Route Environmental Assessment, Aberdeenshire Council (Kempstone characteristics)
303: 242: 102: 225: 126: 106: 78: 190:
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
220: 160: 156: 98: 101:
and drainage from the northern and eastern slopes of Kempstone Hill flow north to the
414: 34: 288: 58: 328: 247: 130: 62: 94: 66: 396: 383: 152: 74: 216: 137: 134: 118: 70: 38: 30: 93:
Kempstone Hill is situated approximately 2.3 kilometers to the north of
113:
levels (compared to other area streams) may be caused in part by the
42: 140:
along Limpet Burn has been classified as high value habitat by the
53:, Archibald Watt and C.Michael Hogan as the location for the noted 17: 368: 114: 129:. To the south the terrain falls rather sharply descending to 170: 105:. Surface runoff from the south and west flanks flow to the 110: 155:
traces of civilisation appear on the hill in the form of
304:
Kempstone Hill, Aberdeenshire trigpoint logs and photos
133:, which watercourse flows to the North Sea. The 365:"Meikle Carewe Windfarm Action Group website" 109:, a very slightly alkaline stream These low 8: 228:, visual impact and ecological disturbance. 279:, Gourdas House Publishers, Aberdeen (1984) 77:facing east and slightly to the north of 259: 211:had an application pending before the 7: 421:Mountains and hills of Aberdeenshire 313: 311: 277:Highways and Byways Round Stonehaven 224:concerns over the proposal included 293:, Megalithic Portal, ed A. Burnham 14: 340:Dictionary of the Scots Language 329:Ancient Scotland: Kempstone Hill 175: 22:Wind turbines on Kempstone Hill 1: 437: 209:Renewable Energy Resources 184:This section needs to be 55:Battle of Mons Graupius 51:Gabriel Jacques Surenne 207:As of July 2007, 83:trigpoint installation 23: 213:Aberdeenshire Council 142:Aberdeenshire Council 89:Geology and hydrology 21: 371:on 12 December 2007. 393: /  354:, W. Creech, (1794) 350:Sir John Sinclair, 85:on Kempstone Hill. 61:and the indigenous 397:56.9978°N 2.1992°W 289:C. Michael Hogan, 167:Wind farm proposal 123:Meikle Carewe Hill 117:drainage from the 47:Grampian Mountains 24: 238:Fetteresso Castle 205: 204: 428: 408: 407: 405: 404: 403: 402:56.9978; -2.1992 398: 394: 391: 390: 389: 386: 373: 372: 367:. Archived from 361: 355: 348: 342: 337: 331: 326: 320: 315: 306: 301: 295: 286: 280: 275:Archibald Watt, 273: 267: 264: 243:Hill of Muchalls 221:electrical power 200: 197: 191: 179: 178: 171: 159:. Kemp-stane is 103:Burn of Muchalls 81:. There is a UK 436: 435: 431: 430: 429: 427: 426: 425: 411: 410: 401: 399: 395: 392: 387: 384: 382: 380: 379: 377: 376: 363: 362: 358: 349: 345: 338: 334: 327: 323: 316: 309: 302: 298: 287: 283: 274: 270: 265: 261: 256: 234: 226:noise pollution 201: 195: 192: 189: 180: 176: 169: 157:standing stones 150: 127:Curlethney Hill 107:Burn of Monboys 91: 79:Muchalls Castle 27:Kempstone Hill 12: 11: 5: 434: 432: 424: 423: 413: 412: 375: 374: 356: 343: 332: 321: 307: 296: 281: 268: 258: 257: 255: 252: 251: 250: 245: 240: 233: 230: 203: 202: 183: 181: 174: 168: 165: 149: 146: 99:surface runoff 90: 87: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 433: 422: 419: 418: 416: 409: 406: 370: 366: 360: 357: 353: 347: 344: 341: 336: 333: 330: 325: 322: 319: 314: 312: 308: 305: 300: 297: 294: 292: 291:Elsick Mounth 285: 282: 278: 272: 269: 263: 260: 253: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 235: 231: 229: 227: 222: 218: 214: 210: 199: 187: 182: 173: 172: 166: 164: 162: 158: 154: 147: 145: 143: 139: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 88: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 65:. The major 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 45:Range of the 44: 40: 36: 35:Aberdeenshire 32: 28: 20: 16: 378: 369:the original 359: 351: 346: 335: 324: 299: 290: 284: 276: 271: 262: 215:to create a 206: 193: 185: 151: 92: 57:between the 26: 25: 15: 400: / 248:Megray Hill 131:Limpet Burn 63:Caledonians 41:within the 385:56°59′52″N 254:References 148:Prehistory 95:Stonehaven 67:Roman Camp 388:2°11′57″W 196:July 2022 153:Neolithic 75:North Sea 415:Category 232:See also 217:windfarm 138:woodland 135:riparian 119:moorland 71:Raedykes 39:Scotland 31:landform 186:updated 59:Romans 43:Mounth 161:Scots 29:is a 219:for 125:and 115:peat 121:on 69:of 33:in 417:: 310:^ 144:. 111:pH 97:; 37:, 198:) 194:( 188:.

Index


landform
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Mounth
Grampian Mountains
Gabriel Jacques Surenne
Battle of Mons Graupius
Romans
Caledonians
Roman Camp
Raedykes
North Sea
Muchalls Castle
trigpoint installation
Stonehaven
surface runoff
Burn of Muchalls
Burn of Monboys
pH
peat
moorland
Meikle Carewe Hill
Curlethney Hill
Limpet Burn
riparian
woodland
Aberdeenshire Council
Neolithic
standing stones

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.