Hobseat Water Source
Fetteresso Forest, Near Stonehaven,
Map & Directions   

• Plot of land located with-in the heart of the Forestry Commission
• Located near the coastal town of Stonehaven
• Land Including Section of Cowie Water - 0.166 Ha (0.41 Acre)
• With-in the site is an 85m long section of the Cowie Water, a weir and a tank
• National Grid Reference of Site: NO 7642 8732.

The site is located with-in the heart of the Forestry Commission, to the south-east of the Hill of Hobseat at the junction of the Cowie Water with the Burn of Finglennie. The coastal town of Stonehaven is six miles to the east. Access can be taken along a network of forest tracks to the site from along approx. 2.5 miles of track, either directly off the A957 Stonehaven, Banchory road or from Mergie, off a minor public road from Rickarton to Kirkton of Fetteresso & Swanley. With-in the site is an 85m long section of the Cowie Water, a weir and a tank. The weir is constructed from concrete, spans the Cowie Water and is approx. 1m high. Its downstream concrete support extends 3m and has a concave profile. At one end of the weir, a 1.3 m section of the weir lip is lower, directing most of the water down a concrete channel.