Knapps

Rising to 548 metres in the Aberdeenshire uplands, this modest Dodd lies east of the Cairngorms massif. The summit sits amid working forestry and moorland typical of this transitional zone between highland and lowland Scotland. A quiet hill offering solitude away from the more celebrated peaks to the west.

• •The name 'Knapps' derives from Scots and northern English dialect, referring to small rounded hills or knolls—a fitting description for this unassuming summit's character.
• •At 548 metres, Knapps falls just short of the 610-metre threshold required for Marilyn classification, making it a Dodd—a hill between 500 and 609 metres with at least 30 metres of prominence.
• •The grid reference NJ306141 places this hill in the middle Spey basin, an area historically worked for its forestry and grouse moors rather than celebrated for its hillwalking.