I had one categorised hill located between Glens Lee and Clova in Angus unclimbed so opted to ascend it from the north combining it with Cairn Lick which I had climbed back in 2005. I set off from the free car park at the head of Glen Esk, reached from[…]
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Cuilt Hill and Black Binks – Left my vehicle in the car park on the east side of the Backwater Reservoir near its north end, accessed from the B951 Kirriemuir to Kirkton of Glenisla Road, and walked north along the tarred road to Glenhead Farm and the signposted route for[…]
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North-west of Kirriemuir was the Tump, Broom Hill. I parked my car at the side of the minor road north of Bykenhilloch and walked along a vehicle track heading west through the trees to join the track coming in from Corriehead Farm. At a derelict house I left this track[…]
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The first stop was south-west of Forfar to climb the Tump, Kinnettles Hill. I left my vehicle at the start of the track leading to North Mains of Kinnettles then entered and crossed a stubble field to reach a stone dyke/fence where I visited a couple of high points. I[…]
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South of Forfar was the Hump, Fothringham Hill. I parked my car at the start of the vehicle track to the south-west which led into the wood. I followed this then another track to a communications tower where the track came to an end. A walker’s path continued north to[…]
Monifieth
I was in Angus to climb another couple of Tumps, the first one being north of Monifieth. Permission was received to park beside the cottages at Law Farm and from there I walked round the farm buildings, went over a small dyke topped with a barbed wire fence and into[…]
Glen Moy Angus
Glen Moy is one of the lesser known Angus Glens located north of Kirriemuir. I left my vehicle beside the ruins of Bogside Farm and walked up the road towards Craigton Croft then north along a forest track which later became overgrown. On reaching a deer fence I followed it[…]
Glen Ogil
On this sunny final day of the year I was down in Angus to climb a few more minor hills the first two being located in Glen Ogil, north-east of Kirriemuir. I left my vehicle on the verge of the minor road south of Glenogil House, entered and crossed three[…]
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I was in Angus to climb more of the lesser known hills the first one being Brechin Earth Station to the south of the town. I parked beside Middle Drums to the east of this Tump and walked up the vehicle track to an enclosure containing a mast. I left[…]
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The first hill today was Ginshot Hill also called King’s Seat. I left my vehicle in the car park at Rossie School, south-west of Montrose, and walked around 30 metres to the knoll within the beech wood, the summit of this Tump. The next Tump, Seafield Hill, was located north-east[…]