Craig of Inchnabobart

Rising above the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, this Dodd overlooks the River Muick and the hunting lodge of Inchnabobart below. The hill forms part of the royal estate's wider landscape of managed grouse moor and deer forest, with rough heather and grass slopes leading to its modest summit at 521 metres.

• •The name Inchnabobart derives from Scottish Gaelic 'innis na bò bàite', meaning 'meadow of the drowned cow', suggesting either a local incident or perhaps a boggy riverside pasture prone to flooding where livestock were lost.
• •The hill lies within the Balmoral Castle estate, purchased by Prince Albert in 1852, and forms part of the wider deer forest and grouse moor that has been managed for royal shooting parties for over 170 years.
• •Inchnabobart lodge, sitting in the glen below the hill's western flanks, was recorded as part of Historic Scotland's Listed Building Recording Programme in 2001-2002, documenting the estate's Victorian sporting architecture.
• •The summit offers views across the River Muick valley to the higher Munros of the eastern Cairngorms, though walkers should be aware that access during the stalking season (typically August to October) may be restricted or require consultation with the estate.