Lary Hill

Rising to 525 metres in the Aberdeenshire uplands, this modest Dodd sits east of the Cairngorms massif. The hill occupies farmland and forestry country near the River Dee corridor, offering a quiet alternative to the more celebrated peaks westward. Its classification reflects a gentler character suited to shorter outings.

• •The name 'Lary' may derive from the Scots word 'lairy', meaning boggy or miry ground, reflecting the waterlogged character of the terrain hereabouts – a useful warning for those expecting firm going underfoot.
• •At 525 metres, Lary Hill falls just short of the 2,000-foot threshold that tends to draw hillwalkers in numbers, leaving it as one of the quieter classified summits in an area dominated by higher Cairngorm outliers.