South of Forfar was the Hump, Fothringham Hill. I parked my car at the start of the vehicle track to the south-west which led into the wood. I followed this then another track to a communications tower where the track came to an end. A walker’s path continued north to the summit area where I visited a few high points.
Further south was the Tump, Carrot Hill. To its north-east was the viewpoint car park where I left my vehicle and headed along a path at the sides of an area where the trees had been cleared. Thereafter another path led through the heather to the summit trig point and the ground nearby which was apparently the actual high point.
To the south-west of Forfar were the Tumps, Ironside Hill and Gallow Hill. I left my vehicle in the lay-by at the side of the A928 north-west of Lumley Den. On passing through an iron gate I walked south along an old vehicle track before it disappeared amongst the heather. I worked my way through the heather to reach a stock fence which was followed to the summit area of Ironside Hill, one of two heathery mounds on the opposite side of the fence.
I continued south along the side of the fence then west along a stone dyke topped with barbed wire before reaching another stock fence which I followed north-west to the summit of Gallow Hill. The high point appeared to be a clump of heather beside a fence post. I then descended north-east back to the start.
On the opposite side of the A928 were the Tumps, Finlarg Hill and Hayston Hill. I climbed through some heather to reach an electric fence which I crawled under then it was over an adjacent stock fence to enter a grassy field. This and another field of grass made for easy walking to the summit of Finlarg Hill.
I headed off in a northerly direction descending to and crossing a tied down gate. Another couple of grassy fields were crossed to reach the summit of Hayston Hill. There was a cairn but I visited a few other points which appeared higher. I thereafter returned south-west and crossed various fences before descending through the heather to the start.
The next hill was Crams Hill, located south-west of Glamis. I left my car at the side of a forest track to the south. I then walked up an adjoining track before crossing a couple of gates and an electric fence to enter a grassy field where the summit of this Tump was located.
The final hill of the day was Denoon Law, south-west of my previous Tump. I parked on the verge of the minor road to the north with the intention of crossing the fence and making a direct ascent. However due to cattle grazing I was forced to walk south-west along the road later crossing a stock fence topped with barbed wire. I climbed the grassy hillside, avoiding the gorse bushes, to reach the summit, on old fort, so I walked round the rampart which contained the highest point.
- Total time – 4.25 hours.
- Total distance – 16 kilometres.
- Total height climbed – 655 metres.