Cairn Cattoch – This Tump was located north of the village of Archiestown, which lies on the B9102 Craigellachie to Knockando Road in Moray. From the village centre I drove the short distance north on a tarred road and parked at the north side of a house. There was no[…]
East of Glen Shee and Bridge of Cally
Balduff Hill – I parked beside Kilry Hall on the west side of the minor road at Dykehead, north of Alyth, and walked briefly south then west along a vehicle track to some gates where I joined the Cateran Trail. I followed it south then south-west round Knaptam Hill on[…]
West of Black Bridge and North of Bellabeg
Carn na Cloiche and Sgor Gaoithe – I left my car on the north side of the A939 Grantown on Spey to Tomintoul Road beside the bridge over the Allt Mor east of Dirdhu, passed through a stock gate and walked north then east along a vehicle track gradually gaining[…]
Hills West of Aviemore
The starting point for this walk was the end of the public road at Alltnacriche, accessed along the narrow single track road from the A9 at Lynwilg, just south of Aviemore. There was space for a few cars immediately before the property at Alltnacriche. To the north-east of these grounds[…]
Hills above Lochluichart Wind Farm
Dawn was approaching as I arrived and parked in the hamlet of Lochluichart, located on the A832 Garve to Achnasheen Road. I then walked a short distance north along the main road to the start of the vehicle track (grid ref NH330634) that headed up through the trees on the[…]
Hills from Glen Dochart and Strath Bran
Carn a’ Ghlinne, Carn na Garbh-lice and An Cabar – I parked on the verge on the west side of Glen Docherty on the A832 Achnasheen to Kinlochewe Road, (grid ref NH072587) crossed the road and a small dyke then climbed steeply up the side of a deer fence where[…]
Hills East of Glen Shee
Knockali – I left my vehicle beside the phone box (used as a library) at Blacklunans, on the minor road running east from the A93 Braemar to Blairgowrie Road to Brewlands Bridge on the B951 Kirriemuir Road. I walked south-east along a vehicle track to a cottage where the track[…]
Tumps Easter Ross
Knockbain – I parked at the side of the minor road at Ussie, accessed off the A835 Tore to Contin Road west of Tallysow, walked east along the road to Meikle Ussie, then through its farmyard and onto the vehicle track for Somerby. On approaching this farm I crossed a[…]
Graham Top, Carn Ruabraich, from Glen Avon
I left my vehicle in the car park at Delnabo, south-west of Tomintoul, and walked down the tarred road to the bridge over the River Avon then continued along the road to Delavorar. Immediately prior to this farm I headed up the vehicle track to the west which gradually rose[…]
The Buck and its Outliers
I left my car at the start of the vehicle track leading to Silverfoot, at the junction with the B9002 Cabrach to Lumsden Road, and walked briefly north-west along this road to an old vehicle track which ran west through the heather. The track was initially obvious but later became[…]