Cairn Mon Earn facts for kids
Cairn Mon Earn (also called Cairn-mon-earn) is a hill located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It's a well-known landmark in the area.
Where is Cairn Mon Earn?
Cairn Mon Earn is found inside the Durris Forest. This forest is part of a larger area called the Mounth, which is a section of the Grampian Mountains. The hill stands behind the village of Netherley. You can also see it from other hills near the coast, like Kempstone Hill and Megray Hill.
The hill is 378 metres (1,240 ft) (about 1,240 feet) tall. It also has a "drop" of 150 metres (490 ft) (about 492 feet), which means it rises at least that much from the land around it. Because of its height and drop, Cairn Mon Earn is known as a Marilyn. A Marilyn is a special type of hill in the British Isles that has a drop of at least 150 meters. At the very top of the hill, you'll find a special marker called a trig point (used for mapping) and several tall communication masts.
A Look Back: History of Cairn Mon Earn
Near the summit of Cairn Mon Earn, there's a very old and large burial cairn. This cairn is a pile of stones that was used as a burial place way back in the Early Bronze Age. That's thousands of years ago! The modern trig point, which helps mapmakers, is actually built on part of this ancient cairn.
Long ago, Roman legions (groups of Roman soldiers) marched near Cairn Mon Earn. They traveled from a place called Raedykes to another Roman camp at Normandykes. These camps were a bit to the east of Cairn Mon Earn. The Romans chose to march on higher ground to avoid wet, marshy areas like Red Moss and other low-lying bogs. Their path was along an old route called the Elsick Mounth. This ancient trackway crossed the Mounth region of the Grampian Mountains, passing to the west of Netherley.
