We had arranged for an early self-service breakfast at our accommodation in Kinloch on the Isle of Rum, before setting out at 7am for a traverse of the Rum Cuillin. It was a beautiful sunny morning with a touch of frost as we walked round the outskirts of Kinloch Castle[…]
Hump, Barkeval, Isle of Rum
Hill walking friends contacted me as they noted the weather forecast for the weekend was good and had booked accommodation at Kinloch on the Isle of Rum, which included dinner. So on Friday morning I set off for Malliag to catch the lunchtime ferry with the intention the following day[…]
Hill of Strone and Driesh from Glen Prosen
The start of this walk was Glen Prosen, accessed from Kirriemuir in Angus, parking at the end of the public road beside the gate leading into Glenclova Forest where there was space for a couple of cars. We then set off along the vehicle track through the forest. I wasn’t[…]