David Stirling Hill – This Tump was located just off the B824 Bridge of Allan to Doune Road and west of the David Stirling Monument. I left my vehicle in the monument car park and crossed a stubble field to reach its summit before returning by the approach route. Time[…]
Cairn o’ Mount
Kirkcram – Parked at the side of the B974 Banchory to Fettercairn Road, north of Cairn o’ Mount, and walked through long heather, later crossing a deer fence, to reach the summit of the Tump, Kirkcram. The return was by the ascent route. Time taken – 0.5 hours. Distance –[…]
Strath Rannoch
I parked on an area of rough ground on the north side of the A835 Garve to Braemore Junction Road immediately west of the bridge over the Abhainn Srath Rainich, then walked across the bridge and headed north up Strath Rannoch on a rough vehicle track. To the east was[…]
The Fara
I’ve climbed the Corbett, The Fara, from the shores of Lock Ericht on a couple of occasions so on this visit decided to approach it from the north-east. I therefore parked at the quarry entrance on the A889, north of Dalwhinnie opposite the access road to Allt-an-t-Sluic Lodge, crossed the[…]
Cairngorm
Creag a’ Chalamain and Airgoid-meall: Parked at the side of the road leading to the Cairngorm Ski Centre, opposite the Sugar Bowl Car Park, and walked down the path to the footbridge over the Allt Mor. Thereafter I followed the path to the entrance to the Chalamain Gap where I[…]
Cabrach
Tom na Voulin: This Tump was located to the west of the A941 Rhynie to Dufftown Road north of Cabrach. I parked on the verge north of the bridge over the Black Water and crossed a gate and a couple of fields to reach the summit of Tom na Voulin.[…]
Glen Tanar
Parked at the end of the public road in Glen Tanar, accessed from the B976 South Deeside Road south-west of Aboyne, where there was space for a few cars beside the estate buildings. I walked past the lochan to the bridge over the Water of Tanar where a vehicle track[…]
Aboyne
I left my car on Charlestown Road, Aboyne, and walked across the Bridge of Dee to Birsemore. Here there was a sign-posted route to the Fungle Road which was followed south to just beyond The Guard. Here I headed east on a path, crossed a burn, then worked my way[…]
Aberdeen and Donside
Gillahill: This Tump was located on the north side of the Lang Stracht in the City of Aberdeen. I had visited the start of this hill on a couple of occasions but the summit was within a crop field. On this occasion the crop had been harvested so I set[…]
Lower Deeside
Cran Hill: This Tump was located south of Banchory Devenick and south-west of Aberdeen. I left my vehicle on the minor road south of Cranhill Farm and entered the forest on what appeared to be a path but it soon disappeared. It was then a rather difficult approach to the[…]