Green Hill

Rising from the expansive Mounth plateaus south of Ballater, this high, peat-scarred dome offers a sense of immense scale. Unlike the jagged peaks of the west, its character is defined by rolling heather and distance, providing a grandstand view across the deep trough of Glen Clova toward the Angus Glens.

• •The name is a literal English description, used frequently across the Mounth to distinguish smoother, mossier grazing land from the 'Black' hills dominated by dense, old heather.
• •From the summit, the view north is dominated by the massive cliffs of Lochnagar, while to the east, the sharp-pointed cone of Mount Keen—the most easterly Munro—stands out against the horizon.
• •This hill sits near the historic Mounth roads, ancient high-level passes that served as the primary trade and cattle-droving routes between the Angus glens and the Dee Valley for centuries.
• •For a hill named 'Green', it spends a significant portion of the year a decidedly uniform shade of peat-brown or wind-scoured white.