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Photos from a walk up Glen Dye and Clachnaben on a very seasonal day in September 2004. Unfortunately, most of the photos didn't come out very well: my cheap camera apparently couldn't handle the contrast between the dark heather and the bright blue sky.

Like its northern neighbour Bennachie (see picture 12), Clachnaben is distinguished by the granite tor at its summit. Both tors can supposedly be seen from the sea. Clachnaben is also significant for it's location: it dominates the view on the old drovers road, the Cairn O'Mounth, which before the modern A90 was built, served as one of the main thoroughfares from Angus to Deeside and Northern Scotland.

The summit of Clachnaben offers great views of the nearby Feugh and Deeside valleys. On clear days, it is possible to see the North Sea over the Howe of Mearns. Clachnaben is one of the first peaks of the mounth, or Grampian mountains. Other notable mounth peaks, such as Mount Keen and the corrie of Lochnagar can be seen from the summit of Clachnaben.