Struie Hill – With permission I parked at Rheguile Farm, accessed off the A836 Tain to Bonar Bridge Road north-west of Edderton. I walked west along the tarred road, signposted Struie Hill, to an old cottage at Leachonich. Beyond, a vehicle track continued to a larger house of the same[…]
Eight Tumps North Fife
Chester Hill – After crossing the Tay Road Bridge I continued briefly south on the A92 before turning left and driving east along a single track road containing numerous potholes. There was limited parking but I did manage to get my car off the road, just, at a bend between[…]
Tump, Creag Garten
A light covering of snow made for a slow drive to reach the minor road north of Boat of Garten where I parked beside the sawmill then walked back to and across the A95 Aviemore to Grantown on Spey Road. A vehicle track ran north passed a house and into[…]
Scotsburn Then Tain, Easter Ross
Beinn an Lochain West Top and Beinn an Lochain – On Christmas Day I headed for the Scotsburn area of Easter Ross then onto the minor road that ran between Tain and Alness parking in the small car park east of Dalnaclach. From there I walked west along a path[…]
Evanton and The Black Isle
Meann Chnoc and Druim nan Damh – I parked on the road giving access to Glen Glass within the village of Evanton in Easter Ross and walked north along a tarred road passing a few houses. The road came to an end to be replaced by a path which was[…]
Tumps South of Forres
Newtyle Hill – This Tump was located south of Forres and east of the A940 Forres to Dava Road. My starting point was Phorp Farm at the end of a minor public road although I was actually able to drive a short distance along the vehicle track that led to[…]
Tump, Carn Lethendry from Carrbridge
I parked at the side of the minor road west of the A9 underpass, accessed from the B9153 in Carrbridge. I walked round a locked barrier then along a vehicle track through an area which appeared to have been used for storage but was now empty. Beyond, I joined a[…]
Hills East of Strath Errick
I drove south on the B862 Inverness to Fort Augustus Road to the south end of Loch Mhor then along the minor road to Garthbeg parking on a large area of ground at the end of the public road. Here I had a choice of roads and chose the vehicle[…]
Inverbroom, Strath More
Back in the Spring I had an interesting walk west of Loch Broom wandering the hills north of the Marilyn, Meall Glac Tigh-fail. I now returned to climb the hills to the south of this Marilyn which I had climbed on its own in 2011. I left the A835 Braemore[…]
Glen Urquhart
On this day I headed to Glen Urquhart, west of Drumndrochit, parking on the south side of the A831 Drumnadrochit to Cannich Road just west of the access road to Shewglie. I then crossed the road bridge over the River Enrick and walked south along the tarred road to Shewglie,[…]