Carn an Dubh-ghlaic and Carn an Fheadain – These two Tumps are located on the east shore of Loch Ness several kilometres north-east of Foyers. I parked at the side of the unclassified road to the east of Carn an Dubh-ghlaic and north of the cattle grid, crossed the road and commenced its ascent. It was an easy enough climb through a mixture of grass and dead bracken to reach its north-east ridge then onto its summit where I visited a couple of high points.
I descended north-west following a fence to reach a wet area of ground. Once across it I ascended Carn an Fheadain avoiding some rocky areas and a few undulations as I climbed through the heather to reach its summit where I visited a few high points including a cairn. I thereafter returned to the wet area of ground, worked by way round the north shoulder of Carn an Dubh-ghlaic, and returned to the start.
Tom Mor – North of Errogie the start of this Tump was accessed from an unclassified single track road west of the B862. I parked beside a cattle grid to the south of Tom Mor then walked north up the edge of a new deer fence later leaving it and climbing through some wet ground, dead bracken and gorse to the obvious summit. The return was by the upward route with a diversion to take in the south knoll.
Torr Shelly – This Tump was located to the north-east of Errogie so I parked beside a cattle grid east of Carnoch on the unclassified road west of the B862. I walked north-east along General Wade’s Military Road passed a new house and entered a field containing sheep. Once across this field and a boggy area in a dip I commenced the ascent of Torr Shelly where a rock was the highest point. (I recognised the hill having climbed it on 8 April 2018 from the north, junction of B862 and B851.) The return was by the approach route.
- Total time – 2.5 hours.
- Total distance – 6.75 kilometres.
- Total height climbed – 360 metres.