I parked up at the side of the minor road leading from Cabrach to Haugh of Glass north-east of Backside Farm and walked west then north-west along a vehicle track and into a field of cattle. To avoid these beasts I headed along the edge of the forest, went through the trees and crossed a couple of fields. This took me to the summit of the Tump, Gallows Hill, which was either a pile of stones or one of three small knolls. I then descended south-east across some fields to return to my car thus avoiding the cattle.
I moved my vehicle further north along the minor road to the north-east of Hill of Dunmeath before entering and crossing a field. Beyond, a gate gave access to the open hillside which consisted of gorse, heather and grasses and I climbed to the summit of this Tump although the highest point wasn’t obvious.
Thereafter I drove along the minor road west of Haugh of Glass and parked opposite old sheds near the end of the public road. I then briefly walked west along this road then onto a vehicle track on the north side of the Markie Water. I crossed this stream then climbed steeply through some trees to a barbed wire fence where the gradient eased. The mainly heathery hillside was ascended to reach a grassy knoll which appeared to be the highest point of the Tump, Tom Mor. A pile of stones to the south looked lower.
I then made a more direct descent back towards my car re-crossing the burn and a field to regain the road east of where I had left my vehicle. After a short walk east to beyond some trees I passed through a gate and crossed a field of grass. Once over a barbed wire fence I climbed through heather to the grassy summit of the Tump, Tips of Corsemaul, where a cairn marked the highest point. I returned by the upward route.
On the unclassified road to the south-east of Haugh of Glass and near South Mains I came across a sign ‘Walkers Welcome to Park Here’ so I did. I walked along the marked path to the rear of South Mains then continued along this path until just before a clearing. I then climbed through the well spaced trees and onto the heathery summit of the Tump, Straitinnan Moor although the highest point wasn’t obvious. There was a weather vane nearby.
To the north-east of Straitinnan Moor was Aswanby Hill. I parked at the north side of the unclassified road just south-west of Cairnargat Steading, passed through a gate and crossed a couple of fields. I then entered a small wood where the high points of this Tump were beside a fallen tree.
- Total time – 3.75 hours.
- Total distance – 11.75 kilometres.
- Total height climbed – 590 metres.