The area is known as a former Pictish site, but its historical value was assumed to have been lost when the town of Burghead was constructed in the 1800s, covering much of the fort and dismantling ...

Pictish occupation of a fort on a well-known hill in Aberdeenshire has been confirmed by archaeologists. The Mither Tap, a summit on Bennachie, near Inverurie, has the remains of an ancient fort.

EACH year on January 11, the Clavie King and his creosote-drenched crewman carry a burning barrel through the narrow streets of Burghead in Moray.