We parked on the grass verge just before a gate next to Meikle Cairn and just followed the fence line to the summit. It was a bit boggy in parts but better as we gained height. The summit area is nice and rocky and ideal for a lunch stop. We didn't stop as it was pretty windy up at the trig point and returned to the car for a visit to the Transport Museum.
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The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
by Johnny Corbett » Sat Nov 01, 2014 1:32 pm
Route description: The Buck of Cabrach
Grahams included on this walk: The Buck
Date walked: 23/10/2014
Time taken: 2 hours
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Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
by litljortindan » Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:34 pm
Good to see a Buck report. One of our locals but only been up once.
Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
by Ian Johnston » Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:53 pm
Hi Johnny,
did you find the Pictish symbol incised into the rock near the summit? The Buck is an ace viewpoint, perhaps at it's best when everything is frozen solid
PS - Your last three reports are making me very jealous; I live just outside Alford and am in the middle of a four month spell of working away....
Kind regards
Ian
did you find the Pictish symbol incised into the rock near the summit? The Buck is an ace viewpoint, perhaps at it's best when everything is frozen solid

PS - Your last three reports are making me very jealous; I live just outside Alford and am in the middle of a four month spell of working away....
Kind regards
Ian
Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
by Johnny Corbett » Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:48 pm
Thankslitljortindan wrote:Good to see a Buck report. One of our locals but only been up once.
Hi Ian, no i didn't know about the symbol, wish i had as would have looked for it. We had 4 days of very enjoyable walks during our stay, cheers.Ian Johnston wrote:Hi Johnny,
did you find the Pictish symbol incised into the rock near the summit? The Buck is an ace viewpoint, perhaps at it's best when everything is frozen solid![]()
PS - Your last three reports are making me very jealous; I live just outside Alford and am in the middle of a four month spell of working away....
Kind regards
Ian
Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
by BlackPanther » Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:47 pm
I absolutely loved Alford Museum! Great that one can get into some of the vehicles. Do they still have the "penny farthing" bicycle you can sit on and pose for pictures?
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Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
by mrssanta » Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:02 am
and the tank you can sit in?
Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum
by Johnny Corbett » Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:00 pm
It's still there, along with some very uncomfortable looking bikes, but it wasn't available for any poses.BlackPanther wrote:I absolutely loved Alford Museum! Great that one can get into some of the vehicles. Do they still have the "penny farthing" bicycle you can sit on and pose for pictures?carmuseum 114.JPG

I don't remember a tank but there was a Mack truck which Aberdeen council used as a snow plough for years before retiring it to the museum and it was available for posingmrssanta wrote:and the tank you can sit in?

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