What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This cairn marks the 25th anniversary of the Great Outdoors Challenge cross-Scotland walk, May 1980 - May 2005. Montrose is the Finish Control for the walk. Although Challengers can finish anywhere on the east coast, many plan a lighthouse-to-lighthouse crossing ending here at Scurdie Ness. Cairn erected by Ferryden and Craig Community Council in collaboration with TGO magazine (sponsors of the Great Outdoors Challenge) and unveiled by the Provost of Angus, Mr. Bill Middleton, on 20th May 2005. Recorded plaque organisation: The Great Outdoors.
The cairn commemorates the Great Outdoors Challenge cross-Scotland walk, highlighting Montrose as its traditional finish point and celebrating the event's 25th anniversary in 2005.
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Places near here
Scurdie Ness LighthouseLighthouse · 15 yd
Scurdie NessBattery (18th Century) · 83 yd
Charm: Johnny Main's Harbour, Scurdie Ness, North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 233 yd
Rose: Scurdie Rock, Montrose Harbour Approach, North SeaLugger (19th Century) · 233 yd
Usan, Chapel MillGrain Mill (period Unassigned) · 1235 yd
Bamse GraveMemorial · 1457 yd
Rashick KnapHeadland · 1670 yd
Montrose AcademyVisitor information · 1.1 mi
Robert Burns StatueMemorial · 1.2 mi
Queen's Close, MontroseNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Montrose Basin Wildlife CentreVisitor information · 2.0 mi
Black Jack CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0