tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42987084011757903812024-03-05T21:22:15.604+00:00Neil's Hillwalking ExploitsMy diary of walking the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams and Sub-2k Marilyns.
Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comBlogger609125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-19733526708082615432024-03-05T11:35:00.001+00:002024-03-05T21:21:44.180+00:00Wull Muir and Torfichen Hill<p style="text-align: justify;"> 4 March 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Wull Muir,</b> 433m/1,421', P 33m, Tump, OS 66/73, NT 353 545 and <b>Torfichen Hill</b>, 468m/ 1,535', P 32m, Tump, OS 66/73, NT 336 527</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another cold and clear early spring day for this week's hills. This time it was the hills south of Middleton off the B7007 road that goes from Gorebridge to Innerleithen. Wull Muir was a very short climb from a high point in the road- about 30 minutes there and back. I parked in the entrance to Carcant wind farm. It says no admittance but of course that is against Scottish Right to Roam law but in any event the hill itself is not part of the wind farm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDgQXud2Y_yTKUopHGZcA8OKQX2e4rhtZ7cPYHZAYKw2fNR6RgnjszHRNljXUiWpHuTLmDydcIUzzYP6VHpLW5jMiSj0Xz4oLxeVdTd97xf3FWO8BH-ayeKs89qn7UvaztmkZfoznO2RyW2VeodT_-Dr0Rk2rlzyzzSVxxWpJqaq2qS4eyi1xtv_Xau8/s4032/20240304_102407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDgQXud2Y_yTKUopHGZcA8OKQX2e4rhtZ7cPYHZAYKw2fNR6RgnjszHRNljXUiWpHuTLmDydcIUzzYP6VHpLW5jMiSj0Xz4oLxeVdTd97xf3FWO8BH-ayeKs89qn7UvaztmkZfoznO2RyW2VeodT_-Dr0Rk2rlzyzzSVxxWpJqaq2qS4eyi1xtv_Xau8/s320/20240304_102407.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A grass track left the wind farm road only a few yards in and went all the way to the summit which was the other side of a wall next to some trees. Someone had planted a tree to mark a 50th wedding anniversary and there was a bench. Good view of the Pentlands and Edinburgh from here.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEBsQr05W1iYuPsPhVtC1djTR_jzYVIv4TiJrZmoX7KlbkSTuSODYUl8FsY4InaU3Ago8qg-4kBOgfzbmekxks84ei3r43fvOguhol4y_roBjCz5oXgCE7zgZRbsk_8bTp9DU43NE5FAmLi9EM81aPXK2RzLKPyQ_Tb3v0i2lu4SXPWJMhOWyeqGlkXI/s4032/20240304_103445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEBsQr05W1iYuPsPhVtC1djTR_jzYVIv4TiJrZmoX7KlbkSTuSODYUl8FsY4InaU3Ago8qg-4kBOgfzbmekxks84ei3r43fvOguhol4y_roBjCz5oXgCE7zgZRbsk_8bTp9DU43NE5FAmLi9EM81aPXK2RzLKPyQ_Tb3v0i2lu4SXPWJMhOWyeqGlkXI/s320/20240304_103445.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey5kbwNQob5xHHMu4jmxTRJjaLJA2EYBlorAz_WOsklFN2mgRKVIMlA9BpSpbmn5TBYsYPrtY9p27pg6baHcHNoKaW6WKTdRlxww8_RxwhlkvZymbTiL8Jjs4HfD2MXfO3Z91gywIxMJkO143Jf9Ly-Ws_KpBU6FOPn5J5XE99f8QvnKpTYcCkhyphenhyphenljWM/s4032/20240304_104539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey5kbwNQob5xHHMu4jmxTRJjaLJA2EYBlorAz_WOsklFN2mgRKVIMlA9BpSpbmn5TBYsYPrtY9p27pg6baHcHNoKaW6WKTdRlxww8_RxwhlkvZymbTiL8Jjs4HfD2MXfO3Z91gywIxMJkO143Jf9Ly-Ws_KpBU6FOPn5J5XE99f8QvnKpTYcCkhyphenhyphenljWM/s320/20240304_104539.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpk2K_XEIa49BHxjgad71F1x6W_xP8FBX4usroqGqvtJehS9jsIKW9aB3S1mNNfqbPyPjFIBOPpkmei6tKmu86TlugMk0zLyh-v9p057cb1_o5IPU_2uuKEEr6chuNBfP2vJN_LRQ2KDbmTrOYE0NrEuWmHYqQK56P8l45K-ztSx-8KcjhcK2A0f-fR4/s4032/20240304_104302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpk2K_XEIa49BHxjgad71F1x6W_xP8FBX4usroqGqvtJehS9jsIKW9aB3S1mNNfqbPyPjFIBOPpkmei6tKmu86TlugMk0zLyh-v9p057cb1_o5IPU_2uuKEEr6chuNBfP2vJN_LRQ2KDbmTrOYE0NrEuWmHYqQK56P8l45K-ztSx-8KcjhcK2A0f-fR4/s320/20240304_104302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then took the car a couple of miles further down the road and parked at the entrance to Blackhope Farm next to a sign for a couple of footpaths.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EJbjeQrnoZmm5VU6Bkb2ELsQ6x9N5U50FGqvydslovlLBsHvT7YuQtfnV85_vb7bqiWR-wILKcogMHWNxvDPqqxuHrh3ysE2S3EonYiCbO7dLG4-z7LVSMEJmAtd4FKLTCgVk9hzDzd5IC8F5Xl51h5520yTCbLMdnJ52v5rKTU-XrNfrpezQtXjB04/s4032/20240304_111217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EJbjeQrnoZmm5VU6Bkb2ELsQ6x9N5U50FGqvydslovlLBsHvT7YuQtfnV85_vb7bqiWR-wILKcogMHWNxvDPqqxuHrh3ysE2S3EonYiCbO7dLG4-z7LVSMEJmAtd4FKLTCgVk9hzDzd5IC8F5Xl51h5520yTCbLMdnJ52v5rKTU-XrNfrpezQtXjB04/s320/20240304_111217.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The path that I wanted was the one for Gladhouse Reservoir which went very close to the top of Torfichen Hill. The high point is not the trig which is some distance away to the north east. There was a good view of Blackhope Scar on the way up and again from the summit; this might be a better way to do that hill than the usual bog fest route from the north.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QNGRE7G_sbmMvfMn-yr9a-vBuAjEEEGqLk_7groWX2ALaOVW_1VpR8HzUksePX_HjR4_Hu0i8MZBIudA5wS1H7N0lVp2FUmouIUWIjWdiDK-aFCkHttZeJB6AFduKXG7XY3Uhmaz4-W19WmVUgxwg_EwPv82gsD6gZKPVJZMV2WityOTufzJrD6aHMQ/s4032/20240304_112034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QNGRE7G_sbmMvfMn-yr9a-vBuAjEEEGqLk_7groWX2ALaOVW_1VpR8HzUksePX_HjR4_Hu0i8MZBIudA5wS1H7N0lVp2FUmouIUWIjWdiDK-aFCkHttZeJB6AFduKXG7XY3Uhmaz4-W19WmVUgxwg_EwPv82gsD6gZKPVJZMV2WityOTufzJrD6aHMQ/s320/20240304_112034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGwf2JczpjKcN3cyn-eM_I5J5eLPe5e9nkgqQUFz6PUdM42cpemsDu0x28iWPw5BRm1pSTFXvdiuGxnu-LzFJUf6KwxnnqMdMk56amOIbPK65woZXf3Pm30CXf3ggYIYxtQo6gKLJCGTuyYqfHZ-NImB1rZ5C8GreD-jD5mye9N_4WLk-4DURjBHrBgU/s4032/20240304_120320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGwf2JczpjKcN3cyn-eM_I5J5eLPe5e9nkgqQUFz6PUdM42cpemsDu0x28iWPw5BRm1pSTFXvdiuGxnu-LzFJUf6KwxnnqMdMk56amOIbPK65woZXf3Pm30CXf3ggYIYxtQo6gKLJCGTuyYqfHZ-NImB1rZ5C8GreD-jD5mye9N_4WLk-4DURjBHrBgU/s320/20240304_120320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The Pentlands were prominent to the north, over Gladhouse reservoir.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWF7F__Rgb05RSu24w10ufyeSOw4sHD1nO1V3yh4OaDsBua7L3RqQqOUQBxPZLC161SGSnJZAq-c3l8PXh9yJyjzzMW_SBCxsKwr2BwEGi_TFcV70T0izdc_Uyq7W5edMSDWrNoEF3L7WEImVoSA0eqdZgNzf_Q9xmg0HjY6U9sWIfN_pYvCWIM9ojhvQ/s4032/20240304_115003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWF7F__Rgb05RSu24w10ufyeSOw4sHD1nO1V3yh4OaDsBua7L3RqQqOUQBxPZLC161SGSnJZAq-c3l8PXh9yJyjzzMW_SBCxsKwr2BwEGi_TFcV70T0izdc_Uyq7W5edMSDWrNoEF3L7WEImVoSA0eqdZgNzf_Q9xmg0HjY6U9sWIfN_pYvCWIM9ojhvQ/s320/20240304_115003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslIDHwELCA5B82DpZGfy7dodnTr6nP4z5Q4e8LjtCWqV_f_fiZdzPk2wX5xBpxIkGzyicRUyI9dZ8uzshkeS0v2GEkTAcwL6NF0-LXRgFRYyKMRyhndXBN28Lx9Nmbw-ahLgIw2VH9UozWD-xDtLQm5dUb-11BTOaoB-mBdBeLTV8EfN5H4eHIU6hrw4/s4032/20240304_120246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="4032" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslIDHwELCA5B82DpZGfy7dodnTr6nP4z5Q4e8LjtCWqV_f_fiZdzPk2wX5xBpxIkGzyicRUyI9dZ8uzshkeS0v2GEkTAcwL6NF0-LXRgFRYyKMRyhndXBN28Lx9Nmbw-ahLgIw2VH9UozWD-xDtLQm5dUb-11BTOaoB-mBdBeLTV8EfN5H4eHIU6hrw4/s320/20240304_120246.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A look across the moor to Wull Muir.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugF3tKCFxOLblmEIIDQJIfXTC_vKukaIU_tFIayubLpkDh_7ydsE8SSmVCNX8FXamXYp9EYrDzKduGcHiWPiK-WRlacje3RJBg8TGSz5O2amHt4jficelzKTM-RJC9HjFs49VmZvqGxVv1xeU9Zulh0gDupSGE7EmuSC58rOkweM7wvmGmG2kn1YzGLo/s4032/20240304_115712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugF3tKCFxOLblmEIIDQJIfXTC_vKukaIU_tFIayubLpkDh_7ydsE8SSmVCNX8FXamXYp9EYrDzKduGcHiWPiK-WRlacje3RJBg8TGSz5O2amHt4jficelzKTM-RJC9HjFs49VmZvqGxVv1xeU9Zulh0gDupSGE7EmuSC58rOkweM7wvmGmG2kn1YzGLo/s320/20240304_115712.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On the way down, I took a photo of another couple of Tumps on the other side of the road- Longshaw Law and Whiteside Law. I will be back to do these.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaXX57MnkPEr6jK4yq7b8LtDo-raicBLqTTQtaDddsBWl7NbU7SYNCrSeYKSSnNrbdYxYa63mkMxmccQ1ZqWaVR1I2q-VEJPzswKsLaZOpvLgDRQ8dAbeof5GmsrGpGM7hHRs0yTtCDjfkKE0XaAufd7JyleE3-i3J8HpUCVg9EmSV6M8LKpSFPyMMhA/s4032/20240304_122417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaXX57MnkPEr6jK4yq7b8LtDo-raicBLqTTQtaDddsBWl7NbU7SYNCrSeYKSSnNrbdYxYa63mkMxmccQ1ZqWaVR1I2q-VEJPzswKsLaZOpvLgDRQ8dAbeof5GmsrGpGM7hHRs0yTtCDjfkKE0XaAufd7JyleE3-i3J8HpUCVg9EmSV6M8LKpSFPyMMhA/s320/20240304_122417.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Although there was a bit of a cold wind, it felt and sounded like spring. Lots of Skylarks, a couple of pairs of Lapwings and a solitary curlew accompanied me on Torfichen Hill.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-84685864435277233092024-02-27T16:53:00.000+00:002024-02-27T16:53:03.021+00:00Meall na Gobhar (Trossachs)<p> 26 February 2024</p><p>Where: Meall nan Gobhar, 249m/818', P 33m, Tump, OS 57, NN 569 045</p><p>This was a recently discovered Tump in the Menteith Hills south of Loch Venachar and west of Callander. I parked in the East Lodge car park and followed a good forestry track- the route of the Rob Roy Way. The views over the loch to Ben Ledi and Stuc Odhar and down the loch to Ben Venue were excellent.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XARkRSKj_hW5yMF-pTOf5p-haYn9NZkObOv-jut18RlCsNog7VTxMsI-Num2dk2RpOzMTBziCuF9XvEy8EJW0l8v328nrwr1WRVB2FPMXwgxkrDwTjM18BIJL1CtunbO8cvlfGws1TrKkqO_ulLm2JHce8aQFkrO2Ihd9Gz2TcW9g13WvwmlBVv-k-Y/s3812/20240226_095850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="3812" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XARkRSKj_hW5yMF-pTOf5p-haYn9NZkObOv-jut18RlCsNog7VTxMsI-Num2dk2RpOzMTBziCuF9XvEy8EJW0l8v328nrwr1WRVB2FPMXwgxkrDwTjM18BIJL1CtunbO8cvlfGws1TrKkqO_ulLm2JHce8aQFkrO2Ihd9Gz2TcW9g13WvwmlBVv-k-Y/s320/20240226_095850.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nmJ-IAawRU3ckCoB01wNX-zX0CzpQxdQaru6Ykv9Dehl5-27qcY_48pglZike6BIs2tME5GYG93uKLDX2pD546vzJdlRxax8F7S7JOO-44iZb941kTM_4bEGijE6UvEB9ECo-n_7pYLIA4BLMomorMMz34n9KELJLsf20eNynGfhix1wFoLEs5LzB8o/s4032/20240226_104017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsR7knxeRj4LHhBoZDvtveta30a4SjutKq_Fz_EzfhYtNCUy7w76xWHUXzNJSQyDmB2NuQpJiefoS_G3xnNelgAazzBuZ2fUPSOvIaSo_ot7xlHAp5UtADFKnPnqvmJkoItpt70OoGYoGOvHMB9OPDRUTP1eqaVJCfIdQIWdIyIMNLeaA-6xcOnbKsRgs/s4032/20240226_110648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsR7knxeRj4LHhBoZDvtveta30a4SjutKq_Fz_EzfhYtNCUy7w76xWHUXzNJSQyDmB2NuQpJiefoS_G3xnNelgAazzBuZ2fUPSOvIaSo_ot7xlHAp5UtADFKnPnqvmJkoItpt70OoGYoGOvHMB9OPDRUTP1eqaVJCfIdQIWdIyIMNLeaA-6xcOnbKsRgs/s320/20240226_110648.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The track turned to the north and my objective came into view with Stuc Odhar and Ben Ledi to the right of it.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy82FfXyRgRJ1CLhVXJMgmnesCsDEO0_Dmm0_6p_exOMHf6OJaxoquPQLwCmLIv6UQ9hSp-i3P1GK-XR4Mh8lgyiWQvlJu_cLX1wGp0-Mmm8h81bm9ppZByogYUeolU0LvAzIrLTf7MKrao_UeZqQozpZi8qTLxanvSVplPWr1GhynuyVE9BzWhxPosnA/s4032/20240226_111053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The hill was certainly nothing special but the walk itself was excellent.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-87555366963865282342024-02-21T16:43:00.000+00:002024-02-21T16:43:09.649+00:00First in 2024, Macbeth's Castle and Mailingsland Hill<p style="text-align: justify;"> 19 February 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Participants</b>: Just me</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where:</b> <b>Macbeth's Castle</b>, 340m/1,115', P 80m, Tump, OS 73, NT 205334; <b>Mailingsland Hill</b>, 370m/1,214m, P 35m, Tump, OS 73, NT 259 425</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The weather had been miserable for most of the year so far, overcast and rain. However, today was better, some sunshine although more rain was forecast to come in later. I set off for the Manor valley, south of Peebles to bag Macbeth's Castle. I parked in a large lay by to the north of the hill opposite a gate which took me on to the hill. It was a gradual grassy ascent.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBcW3WPAL716Mx851czJxvFRDPwlZebuWisrLIM_wwg4vlE4GexaRs096n5meCzXIDQ5yu9yENOl8L7W6tQjmtmt6TssG9OPPWZYpvue4kaRPx0W4Q-la2MPm1k9X2TpKbqkd7sbVIYtMOzT39hfHO-3styk0IZ9tSxxpcNVm6tHinipxHWInbqsFWrQ/s4032/20240219_104902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBcW3WPAL716Mx851czJxvFRDPwlZebuWisrLIM_wwg4vlE4GexaRs096n5meCzXIDQ5yu9yENOl8L7W6tQjmtmt6TssG9OPPWZYpvue4kaRPx0W4Q-la2MPm1k9X2TpKbqkd7sbVIYtMOzT39hfHO-3styk0IZ9tSxxpcNVm6tHinipxHWInbqsFWrQ/s320/20240219_104902.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There were two cairns at the top, the south one apparently the higher by a few centimetres and good views north to Peebles and south down the valley.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqR8Hs06Ucd87FQRX7dRoT9NSCoOuup0yAoLwydvSyIpUsgbv5giGg7GcqhJ8lOnzH5lfREDmv0Rw3qVDskr0J_cqu3EbSMaelXsEkX5nsDywTR9XkRXKnjg0EO0WvhHzBuB4ZWSKboBQ-uPo3TVjAYW0SK067n4netgUL8tbchLK4E1eEXw3TVm_TQw/s4032/20240219_105730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqR8Hs06Ucd87FQRX7dRoT9NSCoOuup0yAoLwydvSyIpUsgbv5giGg7GcqhJ8lOnzH5lfREDmv0Rw3qVDskr0J_cqu3EbSMaelXsEkX5nsDywTR9XkRXKnjg0EO0WvhHzBuB4ZWSKboBQ-uPo3TVjAYW0SK067n4netgUL8tbchLK4E1eEXw3TVm_TQw/s320/20240219_105730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The best view however was to the east along a side valley to Stob Law and Glenrath Heights which are taken in on the traverse of the Dun Law group of hills.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjw8JMgR7qwrkOYW8tDGPb_h1u-DUf6bW5XmgNOKNaa6XDAmGLd5OEYgkkhlrOjl4wSvNlyhgJqDtvkBDWkzwBkCS24YCllQB2_BmQl8h6nlNDXY-o2JMn6UVK4_LpNwM4QbeZptXmfU3JXoBY2M18L0L2QKWewKC4vRClc4yr55FlZJKerd2YsmSzJ8/s4032/20240219_111447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjw8JMgR7qwrkOYW8tDGPb_h1u-DUf6bW5XmgNOKNaa6XDAmGLd5OEYgkkhlrOjl4wSvNlyhgJqDtvkBDWkzwBkCS24YCllQB2_BmQl8h6nlNDXY-o2JMn6UVK4_LpNwM4QbeZptXmfU3JXoBY2M18L0L2QKWewKC4vRClc4yr55FlZJKerd2YsmSzJ8/s320/20240219_111447.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I returned the same way and transferred the car to Venlaw High Road in Peebles where there was plenty of parking. The route to Mailingsland Hill followed a good track passing the Venlaw Castle Hotel. It rose gradually with my hill visible ahead. It is the tree covered hill in the middle distance.......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOcQA4annMFUiYYCR3IqwMxWXYbt4_ESoqooyOzhuCj5UlWasPCOf8a2_PyNQYqmR7fpR0O8EYqk104Kton8TZW_legF05HixcLU8AxV_Z_zNXI4ONYQc1VmHD4Qy1k9D17cZVvy0JYC7-tXf60HwFHc_T-rHzPem4ZB32TM-xzfOxTAV2HpLBFPApa0/s4032/20240219_123255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOcQA4annMFUiYYCR3IqwMxWXYbt4_ESoqooyOzhuCj5UlWasPCOf8a2_PyNQYqmR7fpR0O8EYqk104Kton8TZW_legF05HixcLU8AxV_Z_zNXI4ONYQc1VmHD4Qy1k9D17cZVvy0JYC7-tXf60HwFHc_T-rHzPem4ZB32TM-xzfOxTAV2HpLBFPApa0/s320/20240219_123255.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYz68dCC2EQIN13O5b3y2oy65wLhAHhDcmCvgPxObDzUsm-yVu3-wiPYqAI9thq7YgprbNF4XM2Llkelzec1LsoxqECSUBeOyybam0uBP_b1lI8z_Ie8K9t-I1KqwHhjaomnQLjcPxae9kmEc_mHdKM3aoHXheOcm87ZfruUDvEVC8KfjtEQsBkrq2TQ/s4032/20240219_123650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYz68dCC2EQIN13O5b3y2oy65wLhAHhDcmCvgPxObDzUsm-yVu3-wiPYqAI9thq7YgprbNF4XM2Llkelzec1LsoxqECSUBeOyybam0uBP_b1lI8z_Ie8K9t-I1KqwHhjaomnQLjcPxae9kmEc_mHdKM3aoHXheOcm87ZfruUDvEVC8KfjtEQsBkrq2TQ/s320/20240219_123650.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzXCUKtFdC3gFtImAziwIvluthkeTbmfxJTufn4cUUrj_LyHJl4vL-FeTgrgh-y1sazs-EU3VS3ZAeBxvGf0dUa2bArU1l80R6wRymZjH5SFLieko9tJPsXcE_yMLJ5BTqH42uwDxsugagQeXYd6jQ8tgxR6rjGSoFYOIqta13cgNw3KxXV5Km_4D114/s4032/20240219_134827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzXCUKtFdC3gFtImAziwIvluthkeTbmfxJTufn4cUUrj_LyHJl4vL-FeTgrgh-y1sazs-EU3VS3ZAeBxvGf0dUa2bArU1l80R6wRymZjH5SFLieko9tJPsXcE_yMLJ5BTqH42uwDxsugagQeXYd6jQ8tgxR6rjGSoFYOIqta13cgNw3KxXV5Km_4D114/s320/20240219_134827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoCuRPr93gueRlX_da8qGh_c00qhg7LOtbHI1Ys0oDXkQIB8geMN1ku2ZEewRXRP0TWESysazFN8Ce2tlQZXnRIO3oB9_Nyvl2-XpzW5iBLl-64ntiao-jtJ6n55f0i64z-4PkAycuA40CovrWWwPXKO9Z5T9BN5qwFJ63rLxmgMl0-nbwksRBwmpF_s/s4032/20240219_134827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoCuRPr93gueRlX_da8qGh_c00qhg7LOtbHI1Ys0oDXkQIB8geMN1ku2ZEewRXRP0TWESysazFN8Ce2tlQZXnRIO3oB9_Nyvl2-XpzW5iBLl-64ntiao-jtJ6n55f0i64z-4PkAycuA40CovrWWwPXKO9Z5T9BN5qwFJ63rLxmgMl0-nbwksRBwmpF_s/s320/20240219_134827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The track took me to about 250m from the top of the hill. I couldn't immediately see a way through the trees but one eventually emerged; behind an old quarry and a tin shed. It was only a narrow fire break but good enough and led to a disappointing summit- no view......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-QWGeF3I2cEbnYV0_oRGsfZb1xzOG3tzE8ylUPoFmSUbkhJXrWfaQ8ThByMXh2AIh_Hp1hibUt7Uw1U2VhYTTnp6P2oZrMEUcRB5QPceo9PgLy3rGGloXNIT15XyTfU_0atyxHqqxITvaLy8EZ6wISFCj_AShiyeA2Zf9CDw6oopYaj1FCev_BWFUmI/s4032/20240219_132136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-QWGeF3I2cEbnYV0_oRGsfZb1xzOG3tzE8ylUPoFmSUbkhJXrWfaQ8ThByMXh2AIh_Hp1hibUt7Uw1U2VhYTTnp6P2oZrMEUcRB5QPceo9PgLy3rGGloXNIT15XyTfU_0atyxHqqxITvaLy8EZ6wISFCj_AShiyeA2Zf9CDw6oopYaj1FCev_BWFUmI/s320/20240219_132136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAxnSKsmOkeu64vBLLFP34hjrck3emixQAisAX6roboOiA0rqRjh7Gq8rD8EGf0cCGdt9vRXdSy0_J1NIgIiwJcFhyphenhyphenaIh-RDbwyrt1Vv6Fbt9hfcGovVHwisLSW056-UL7ySRZNjQaQUIknD94-RRDc1PglQK_SQ_XBttfTaGT122hFve-foKzCpFPWA/s3216/20240219_133228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="3216" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAxnSKsmOkeu64vBLLFP34hjrck3emixQAisAX6roboOiA0rqRjh7Gq8rD8EGf0cCGdt9vRXdSy0_J1NIgIiwJcFhyphenhyphenaIh-RDbwyrt1Vv6Fbt9hfcGovVHwisLSW056-UL7ySRZNjQaQUIknD94-RRDc1PglQK_SQ_XBttfTaGT122hFve-foKzCpFPWA/s320/20240219_133228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I returned the same way with a view of Peebles ahead. A poor summit but a pleasant walk,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiZwZWBzpdCyBSCg8musvT3PYaD1Nq5EBPZqUuB4gG5shlnHAMdwWRkiU8nO27Ma__uOlwGNNsi1KBsV5Cn7jdP2FG8X3EOei90lTIXFw9OoHevsWYTZxrorXiiKlGkGsc5Acz7Xxjmu0v6QUcYQAEFSmyFpARiy_4KenWRFEUix0QgqmdBSOHroMdEQ/s4032/20240219_133238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiZwZWBzpdCyBSCg8musvT3PYaD1Nq5EBPZqUuB4gG5shlnHAMdwWRkiU8nO27Ma__uOlwGNNsi1KBsV5Cn7jdP2FG8X3EOei90lTIXFw9OoHevsWYTZxrorXiiKlGkGsc5Acz7Xxjmu0v6QUcYQAEFSmyFpARiy_4KenWRFEUix0QgqmdBSOHroMdEQ/s320/20240219_133238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-23870513066328837322023-12-04T16:12:00.000+00:002023-12-04T16:12:03.054+00:00Two Arran Humps: Clauchland Hills and Torr Righ Mor<p style="text-align: justify;"> 27 November 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Clauchland Hills</b>, 259m/851', P 145m, Hump, OS 69, NS 033 338</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A short break in Arran coincided with a spell of great weather, ideal for a couple of hill walks with Harvey. First one was Clauchland Hills, situated just south of Brodick. There was a Forestry car park at the start, a track to start with followed by a good path through the forest on to open land at the highest points. Harvey on the path.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblF9ei8B5mv5RO7bKtsCc0QhKhtdbxU07_JhFLV5OwPRnpI-Co8jeO9pwT__tUFTMR3CONJCBDRvvQjQ_ZZi9NmnTEHoWmzZLX-r4nZ8xqCQxsUd9qOtIuvjPy4qM-qqBH-uilCXUmYZVUEXW7PA7BhCt9r48g88ynzVHfoX2HCVRtKA1q-4OaNC7I5Q/s4032/20231128_111440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblF9ei8B5mv5RO7bKtsCc0QhKhtdbxU07_JhFLV5OwPRnpI-Co8jeO9pwT__tUFTMR3CONJCBDRvvQjQ_ZZi9NmnTEHoWmzZLX-r4nZ8xqCQxsUd9qOtIuvjPy4qM-qqBH-uilCXUmYZVUEXW7PA7BhCt9r48g88ynzVHfoX2HCVRtKA1q-4OaNC7I5Q/s320/20231128_111440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There was a big cairn and a memorial bench at the high point and a fantastic view of Brodick, the Bay, and Ben Nuis and Goatfell. Harvey enjoyed the view as well!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeU4wGrDuV1-rNa3lrQF8f7TlhoU9dkArI9F0zDvOQSl5loFIaYIhDy4wJThDSloQm2xpIXw9hWsZBtnbGI4IUl3c9y3ZDHBwVAuFZiPVM5nYQivzg6adlQdBhpOEDbLsKS0K9aGQINVw4BIHQvE2XeOA1Im8Rp3w4eLEWEtny3joGjI0jLbSYWcjuYE/s4032/20231128_110532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeU4wGrDuV1-rNa3lrQF8f7TlhoU9dkArI9F0zDvOQSl5loFIaYIhDy4wJThDSloQm2xpIXw9hWsZBtnbGI4IUl3c9y3ZDHBwVAuFZiPVM5nYQivzg6adlQdBhpOEDbLsKS0K9aGQINVw4BIHQvE2XeOA1Im8Rp3w4eLEWEtny3joGjI0jLbSYWcjuYE/s320/20231128_110532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMW_ZAA_DChmBrTN5IObpXCIGLaWh0HGTM_XVYHEzPr3SBCb6wAp0SP0Tcx_FsxSPwSEy6vkfpSSymofe1BsrHUA9QOje9hC2tWAkV1TwR671wAw3mbfnE-4NXBcDlDaiU40vpZcBNcU8NIEAC0fHQj0haYsqsDBcVJc_KPwxYdrKePUItvXPTgtnVPg/s4032/20231128_103619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMW_ZAA_DChmBrTN5IObpXCIGLaWh0HGTM_XVYHEzPr3SBCb6wAp0SP0Tcx_FsxSPwSEy6vkfpSSymofe1BsrHUA9QOje9hC2tWAkV1TwR671wAw3mbfnE-4NXBcDlDaiU40vpZcBNcU8NIEAC0fHQj0haYsqsDBcVJc_KPwxYdrKePUItvXPTgtnVPg/s320/20231128_103619.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The southern view was to Holy Island, the cloud making it look like a small volcano.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHJGpe1SguUfZUVkCTS-F_CV8SK1O-ffyfHnM7t0vSUyhyphenhyphendaHOZzGmoWCEuiLXAaH18HxtSiikPr-XUkBCRUvHchqLcNkoFq9-EvLu1eMeVOEP99JpETaY2sOWRtOmbnp1kOBjqZ_fK-06SNPM5YAzWbasdDM-VO0Pu0tCihcmhwcg_zJjGmc1zaoK_U/s3896/20231128_104500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="3896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHJGpe1SguUfZUVkCTS-F_CV8SK1O-ffyfHnM7t0vSUyhyphenhyphendaHOZzGmoWCEuiLXAaH18HxtSiikPr-XUkBCRUvHchqLcNkoFq9-EvLu1eMeVOEP99JpETaY2sOWRtOmbnp1kOBjqZ_fK-06SNPM5YAzWbasdDM-VO0Pu0tCihcmhwcg_zJjGmc1zaoK_U/s320/20231128_104500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">An excellent short day!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">28 November 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Torr Righ Mor</b>, 137m/449', P 110m, Hump, OS 69, NR 888 310</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Over to the west side of the Island for todays walk. I parked in the car park for the path to King's Cave and followed the path clockwise through the forest. When level with a small loch that I could just see through trees, we cut up easily through the conifers. Getting out of the trees at the top was a different matter, the small (Christmas?) trees were thick and it was a bit of a struggle for me getting through. Harvey had no difficulty though! There was then a fence to get over; I found a spot where the barbed wire had been removed and got over there, Harvey however had to stay tied to the fence post while I visited the trig 10 or so yards away.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKB7U1LFLnaFM93n2BHj5nIKhWoBhxwH9MNaboSxGpHNer1VgKWzMqhj9GZNyNTIkzbdKKEJco0T6urxxoQatTu8M_eG0LqmQoA5kg2tcMZcXOu0pfKg9VjdxVMshy7QnM9leKIQTxL_r2yX-VxIivjt9-UYxzmpWE0voB3qmmk2Y2z_yOlzN7zIQ14A/s4032/20231129_121743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKB7U1LFLnaFM93n2BHj5nIKhWoBhxwH9MNaboSxGpHNer1VgKWzMqhj9GZNyNTIkzbdKKEJco0T6urxxoQatTu8M_eG0LqmQoA5kg2tcMZcXOu0pfKg9VjdxVMshy7QnM9leKIQTxL_r2yX-VxIivjt9-UYxzmpWE0voB3qmmk2Y2z_yOlzN7zIQ14A/s320/20231129_121743.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgOqyf_ZPQh6imQB4oMO7tUlWkvTjovfgpOc2qgJByup3JrJ8itjZmXvG1bw7pmUcT1KMFoRALAPXKvL1McFTIowe_JKzGmEmMvmZp-MUwkwgecCh7GtJnjhqohWWkQfmRIH3wYwgYeCuNQAx8CO5mTwq2cseUH3ramqYc8GtcoUICpiCJJqy4JrGPUY/s4032/20231129_121541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgOqyf_ZPQh6imQB4oMO7tUlWkvTjovfgpOc2qgJByup3JrJ8itjZmXvG1bw7pmUcT1KMFoRALAPXKvL1McFTIowe_JKzGmEmMvmZp-MUwkwgecCh7GtJnjhqohWWkQfmRIH3wYwgYeCuNQAx8CO5mTwq2cseUH3ramqYc8GtcoUICpiCJJqy4JrGPUY/s320/20231129_121541.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The view was to Kintyre, I could see as far south as the Mull.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-WgwN5WUEQYopaH75y-gebloC0lwxs054vGJn90cy8KGZ-vTzNHQ4iFBTZwAm2DHrZjEUijvZ73RGQywsL4pUL236FCeN10tZ8NBfs-MR-BoEF6nrJt_5E3hIM1Lc5G1vCG5IsgostJYkvY_QjJYkwjNQRia7E12xQv1Ks72v2ufTT-hOWgdZC4zT_E/s4032/20231129_121602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-WgwN5WUEQYopaH75y-gebloC0lwxs054vGJn90cy8KGZ-vTzNHQ4iFBTZwAm2DHrZjEUijvZ73RGQywsL4pUL236FCeN10tZ8NBfs-MR-BoEF6nrJt_5E3hIM1Lc5G1vCG5IsgostJYkvY_QjJYkwjNQRia7E12xQv1Ks72v2ufTT-hOWgdZC4zT_E/s320/20231129_121602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After returning the same way, I headed north and found a place to stop by a small beach that provided a great view of the hill I had just climbed plus the Kintyre peninsula..... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLW2SZ1BtDHXs1QtaSM9oEPw5mLyb6rLXpRVJeQT0B4DJIXAlgftfGeIS6yVsRWXq0I6G6eWwFzlg09G3rX_fDZFpUnrb5GGcUKOjt1PokjrNUQfONLx7OE1xcOczgKbmwYHDTotoERCUTf6mejXO7V49tuPAIZEHtjhCL-BG9nPNuehLZiXaAyXiKn0/s4032/20231129_132723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLW2SZ1BtDHXs1QtaSM9oEPw5mLyb6rLXpRVJeQT0B4DJIXAlgftfGeIS6yVsRWXq0I6G6eWwFzlg09G3rX_fDZFpUnrb5GGcUKOjt1PokjrNUQfONLx7OE1xcOczgKbmwYHDTotoERCUTf6mejXO7V49tuPAIZEHtjhCL-BG9nPNuehLZiXaAyXiKn0/s320/20231129_132723.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-46682493259300063472023-12-03T16:15:00.004+00:002023-12-03T16:15:53.571+00:00Blacklaw Hill and Blacklaw Hill West Top (Dundee)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 26 November 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Where: Blacklaw Hill, 284m/932', P 52m, Tump, OS 53, NO 289 344 and Blacklaw Hill West Top, 273m/896', P 34m, Tump, OS 53, NO 275 349</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On my way home from DMFF. It was a bit cloudy and misty but still not bad for the time of year. These two Tumps are part of the Sidlaw Hills and lie just to the north of Dundee, west of the Dundee/Couper Angus road. There is lots of parking at Piperdam and a good track follows the north shore of the loch of the same name, turning into a path once past the loch. The top can just be seen from the loch shore, above some trees.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl6QDCXeey6i2v_q_gKNcE9t7yTJ1M7UfK6aDpWQdICsgszRQ52DttJeh_KDSXvMTEQlAf2uGUS2W5xQ-iI2rOtIvEuTdsgIGYRO23t_d5Zsp3YwCwi_swuPRNvmtA7I6dQqw6hR9q4fxkQjxNA4TH5gzrswC5fBtr453ii_ARvyMF69CvrWlEReaMnU/s4032/20231126_115134-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl6QDCXeey6i2v_q_gKNcE9t7yTJ1M7UfK6aDpWQdICsgszRQ52DttJeh_KDSXvMTEQlAf2uGUS2W5xQ-iI2rOtIvEuTdsgIGYRO23t_d5Zsp3YwCwi_swuPRNvmtA7I6dQqw6hR9q4fxkQjxNA4TH5gzrswC5fBtr453ii_ARvyMF69CvrWlEReaMnU/s320/20231126_115134-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The path wends gently up the hill and easily reaches the trig at the top. There is also a memorial seat, and a couple of large cairns..... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RID1suNNKPkfDyzSLrbd8UyUcrMrsTGLg1t5AeN2lft6HpDkBYPPur02k9bqYSOozLLQVpiV005ZdX8qyHc5Itsm1ocpZcf7SAeOQaL85u07UKjoDUKqPLPUS9yfmnt8dPcJq1BdpdaR6qMehqF9qf-8q4auzgvV2_5QAKo4x5USgFPzgtkLuZeWUCE/s4032/20231126_111746-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RID1suNNKPkfDyzSLrbd8UyUcrMrsTGLg1t5AeN2lft6HpDkBYPPur02k9bqYSOozLLQVpiV005ZdX8qyHc5Itsm1ocpZcf7SAeOQaL85u07UKjoDUKqPLPUS9yfmnt8dPcJq1BdpdaR6qMehqF9qf-8q4auzgvV2_5QAKo4x5USgFPzgtkLuZeWUCE/s320/20231126_111746-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The view back to Piperdam.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTAQQ1IowrHmHfGv5Vi_hTWVFXNRN943mgJHMG71K1vRdK3tND-foGLJ88n2mPgDxSarxBX7ZAH8P2eVR8FiG4v1hKt5S6h19a6o_QIKCrWhg4yHnObdcbte6QrvnYXRvgsRLiRWsqXgxOLckdWxgxcrfqnDo2fZelM4BqQr8xQQELNY2uUAFtZ6O-4A/s4032/20231126_112106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTAQQ1IowrHmHfGv5Vi_hTWVFXNRN943mgJHMG71K1vRdK3tND-foGLJ88n2mPgDxSarxBX7ZAH8P2eVR8FiG4v1hKt5S6h19a6o_QIKCrWhg4yHnObdcbte6QrvnYXRvgsRLiRWsqXgxOLckdWxgxcrfqnDo2fZelM4BqQr8xQQELNY2uUAFtZ6O-4A/s320/20231126_112106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The view to Dundee and the Tay.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnSR3rjjYPC27de-EwSEvrYEgWTAwWsMZo4R_vtvIKHkPo6auU4-6JgelJ4uXC8GkCA9EsZJToQi0B7RWYJ9KTOXJXZyiEFbG6HrDUN_n8QZcnp-XfKsXKv_P1yfqJuJRusFBxncf_8mnc9Z6jEFImn6pBf905Y8Mwwiap0xGK-5hnvPQVYRxQNNarxE/s4032/20231126_095647-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnSR3rjjYPC27de-EwSEvrYEgWTAwWsMZo4R_vtvIKHkPo6auU4-6JgelJ4uXC8GkCA9EsZJToQi0B7RWYJ9KTOXJXZyiEFbG6HrDUN_n8QZcnp-XfKsXKv_P1yfqJuJRusFBxncf_8mnc9Z6jEFImn6pBf905Y8Mwwiap0xGK-5hnvPQVYRxQNNarxE/s320/20231126_095647-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There are a lot of paths on these hills but the one to the West top was obvious. Approaching the West top.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLlQoV2iOBNp3yd_P1e3swA7GVydIrmpwY4g2ypuBgE0Y_oygSI7-egjfe3lyVTsI1xGw_2xBxJuc6bKDHAdr9LrLwk9M3NEDy9_W4L8TyoyqmBE-ImbSsPvQmDp6upp3Htzg47bHTuCdoFO3fI0y_jIKnpG3iW4-ZNGAZo1g1vGptYvDfd6-g5mqFB4/s4032/20231126_101348-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLlQoV2iOBNp3yd_P1e3swA7GVydIrmpwY4g2ypuBgE0Y_oygSI7-egjfe3lyVTsI1xGw_2xBxJuc6bKDHAdr9LrLwk9M3NEDy9_W4L8TyoyqmBE-ImbSsPvQmDp6upp3Htzg47bHTuCdoFO3fI0y_jIKnpG3iW4-ZNGAZo1g1vGptYvDfd6-g5mqFB4/s320/20231126_101348-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The summit is marked by a couple of boulders and the view from there looking west is to King's Seat, the highest hill in the range. Unfortunately, mostly cloud covered today.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKP_rgtlhKZw1EGUgNlEKr5fi8p2iyTS5ofwIN1KwpXt5DWaN5CuYqia1JksJW0UPbbYxGHdi5bgAV1O0MpX-qGC-HT5l65Qi3Fg9GffDyqcQoi8QljX7pnrSGtXydBox2h_KDZyAuIyYVXCRd3rES_I2Yv9W99dFnqyT4bzzxGuQex8awrAqPCxHWYU/s4032/20231126_104222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKP_rgtlhKZw1EGUgNlEKr5fi8p2iyTS5ofwIN1KwpXt5DWaN5CuYqia1JksJW0UPbbYxGHdi5bgAV1O0MpX-qGC-HT5l65Qi3Fg9GffDyqcQoi8QljX7pnrSGtXydBox2h_KDZyAuIyYVXCRd3rES_I2Yv9W99dFnqyT4bzzxGuQex8awrAqPCxHWYU/s320/20231126_104222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I retraced the outward route over Blacklaw Hill to Piperdam.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedXunXx0wsgeElskpD8-MFcgjsXDPnlWJGe-w9UHSaoXgmbANZKXSqdvpeWLwbgloWOSUHCsPl92SbbiC_cB-Ixl-OjiJt_DWiCOdAKzyJlWCfrMcf_y5EmWdxSUxlVKjPDWdzOVpah6_64Z73NMxs03pIOr50iNWICWsCI0BThtrvoAAIjNZlnTI3RQ/s4032/20231126_104614-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedXunXx0wsgeElskpD8-MFcgjsXDPnlWJGe-w9UHSaoXgmbANZKXSqdvpeWLwbgloWOSUHCsPl92SbbiC_cB-Ixl-OjiJt_DWiCOdAKzyJlWCfrMcf_y5EmWdxSUxlVKjPDWdzOVpah6_64Z73NMxs03pIOr50iNWICWsCI0BThtrvoAAIjNZlnTI3RQ/s320/20231126_104614-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A nice walk, I would do these again on a better day.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-63668914010365797792023-12-03T14:15:00.005+00:002023-12-03T14:15:57.813+00:00Craig Roman (Blairgowrie)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 24 November 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Craig Roman</b>, 210m/689', P 42m, Tump, OS 53, NO 163 457</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was time for the annual Dundee Mountain Film Festival. Weather permitting, I do a hill on the Friday going to Dundee and another on the Sunday when I am making my way back down. This year, I diverted to go to Blairgowrie to take in Craig Roman, a Tump just to the north of the town. I managed to find a place to park well up the hill, at the start of a track which was actually the route of the Catteran Trail. The lower part of Craig Roman is called Knockie Hill and it was signposted from the track. I followed the path to The Knockie viewpoint which provides a fine view over Dundee to the Sidlaw Hills.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEQV3o2U9rBTLe3ZbMh3UShFzGCHFN4rEjP-jjlxHHy4Smaq6VntjLFnIdwubsTmqDPGwhiiRHmbrpTlOjq9PjB16Co17Yl7353BZ5ROlxjRG_7BPNbFONqWw9Za9-I-PwXEf8E9Q0aDexQe-gd3I9TAnIyj_IP6GGkjCDVkIRUCBE6QPW-ixr_vt4qA/s4032/20231124_113623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEQV3o2U9rBTLe3ZbMh3UShFzGCHFN4rEjP-jjlxHHy4Smaq6VntjLFnIdwubsTmqDPGwhiiRHmbrpTlOjq9PjB16Co17Yl7353BZ5ROlxjRG_7BPNbFONqWw9Za9-I-PwXEf8E9Q0aDexQe-gd3I9TAnIyj_IP6GGkjCDVkIRUCBE6QPW-ixr_vt4qA/s320/20231124_113623.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The Tump summit is slightly above and further west, the whole area is planted with a crop. However, it was all stubble today and the farmer was out collecting the bales. So I was able to venture about 40m into the field to what I judged to be the highest point.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Follow the tram lines to the summit.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DN0F5vem0VIrFEt13ecY8RInR4zGK_UsU5uLTLa1bvzFGYgdLJzvRUptVbXizLdcH3dt46ZlymUALD1QigXgvx9rxu6Vy0l150kreTU-hy2EwNWZz5ldOUgm4bgDv_ewY_GQIR754dQtxWtvZrwJX93UWj5x53YYeQI9ImN6v5Rak_kelZG4fzBnPck/s4032/20231124_113142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DN0F5vem0VIrFEt13ecY8RInR4zGK_UsU5uLTLa1bvzFGYgdLJzvRUptVbXizLdcH3dt46ZlymUALD1QigXgvx9rxu6Vy0l150kreTU-hy2EwNWZz5ldOUgm4bgDv_ewY_GQIR754dQtxWtvZrwJX93UWj5x53YYeQI9ImN6v5Rak_kelZG4fzBnPck/s320/20231124_113142.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Summit.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Hg9aje-4eshbbE0tk-crUPPkFYekqanAfWzKYmgXyOmMsPXsRniWE1PuEWfz1U09Qz6PqQtdr6dZHdUlTWB5Td4cTQlpRTvDpXWIp5rpECmG862MmlxtH4HEcr7cOP6zBROieyerk50-W3hS2NdDvnG9s48VHnQvAgamhyekp0M6YPKXyFc7NDU-8T0/s4032/20231124_112532-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Hg9aje-4eshbbE0tk-crUPPkFYekqanAfWzKYmgXyOmMsPXsRniWE1PuEWfz1U09Qz6PqQtdr6dZHdUlTWB5Td4cTQlpRTvDpXWIp5rpECmG862MmlxtH4HEcr7cOP6zBROieyerk50-W3hS2NdDvnG9s48VHnQvAgamhyekp0M6YPKXyFc7NDU-8T0/s320/20231124_112532-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking west.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjHoZr7djly5ZCMg3YbGnaVnSUAN7-xJFHO1QIZFDdcFRZ81vH37oE8CVJC6fgz1M-dL_3-gTn2fz-sBayAVw6gSix3IyULGmvmTcxLjnlvcKzTnAhlqOx1HtPf1dvT9pDQfp1dcGrlvkmfc5VTuxNwpRtaLzaoOJatY9WTFFHAGjnwDJl50ASU8QdvA/s4032/20231124_112543-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjHoZr7djly5ZCMg3YbGnaVnSUAN7-xJFHO1QIZFDdcFRZ81vH37oE8CVJC6fgz1M-dL_3-gTn2fz-sBayAVw6gSix3IyULGmvmTcxLjnlvcKzTnAhlqOx1HtPf1dvT9pDQfp1dcGrlvkmfc5VTuxNwpRtaLzaoOJatY9WTFFHAGjnwDJl50ASU8QdvA/s320/20231124_112543-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking east.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklHbu4fagizfU9xtysYoUkP-rzkzI9QSCQL7OdmvelNoCS_KbMdQLRBlxj-xo14ZST2EasFuXYgwDqzt2vtw5lJ3mEnkE5Q_OYaOCWgxCTMcPNM40WZcT62-_crtp64db4zxORGqj5LJZaZtm1_5qUkQDhBPeyivPWXfiNjnMU7xMPRPw9bnc_HJHyJQ/s4032/20231124_112600-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklHbu4fagizfU9xtysYoUkP-rzkzI9QSCQL7OdmvelNoCS_KbMdQLRBlxj-xo14ZST2EasFuXYgwDqzt2vtw5lJ3mEnkE5Q_OYaOCWgxCTMcPNM40WZcT62-_crtp64db4zxORGqj5LJZaZtm1_5qUkQDhBPeyivPWXfiNjnMU7xMPRPw9bnc_HJHyJQ/s320/20231124_112600-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-30574084701394934312023-11-11T15:59:00.001+00:002023-11-11T15:59:25.938+00:00The Inneans (Cleish Hills)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 10 November 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>The Inneans</b>, 336m/1,102', P 43m, Tump, OS 58, NT 088964</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was thick mist when I got up in the morning and I wondered if I should continue with my plan to go walking. However, the forecast was good and a look at some on-line webcams showed that the sun was already out in the area of the Cleish Hills so I set off. I parked at the end of the track to Loch Glow and walked down to the fishery buildings. The Inneans from the fishery buildings, there are 3 tops of which the central one is the Tump.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC6mXowL4xAx56Gqjfoh9fbi7EC_yN7KqPb6pGvVIlk7ZTuSKAHdaDMLaZTRdcHg4VLqtC6vKMRFk1plhgR1pG8-Sypby-syN3y7cBVxeSaZWepjTyImtpAS83lLMdRPAlYm00O3l0vQNWpWUthRLmCeWaeH2wP98_yiqgTDHFZ3nqrf1ihfshZQ6o9g/s4032/20231110_123448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC6mXowL4xAx56Gqjfoh9fbi7EC_yN7KqPb6pGvVIlk7ZTuSKAHdaDMLaZTRdcHg4VLqtC6vKMRFk1plhgR1pG8-Sypby-syN3y7cBVxeSaZWepjTyImtpAS83lLMdRPAlYm00O3l0vQNWpWUthRLmCeWaeH2wP98_yiqgTDHFZ3nqrf1ihfshZQ6o9g/s320/20231110_123448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There were lots of paths; I started by following one below the dam wall and on to the open hillside. This skirted the east shore of the loch from where there were fine views of Knock Hill, Georgeton Hills and Dumglow.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEOeVhC18Mq2BuZviUZGnvfRtsZST4bt7Q3lVe2zLsdggKusNTYsfOdPM6ZKMiv_OCzaa91Eb3S9hCRLXSBJjbza9KxM3mVr6ZNW9AuKjGjPNOEiTq_92N-86jXzTQjgNRE6kIlreCzjsuMtpVTK8X9rEMDI45NLTCN2piXZmcukHl0tVefsQBBWa3dA/s4032/20231110_112128-EDIT-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEOeVhC18Mq2BuZviUZGnvfRtsZST4bt7Q3lVe2zLsdggKusNTYsfOdPM6ZKMiv_OCzaa91Eb3S9hCRLXSBJjbza9KxM3mVr6ZNW9AuKjGjPNOEiTq_92N-86jXzTQjgNRE6kIlreCzjsuMtpVTK8X9rEMDI45NLTCN2piXZmcukHl0tVefsQBBWa3dA/s320/20231110_112128-EDIT-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The view to the east opened up as I climbed the slopes of the first of the Inneans.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrdwLvBO_G88woRi0X3i6uFqoZO9tWKSOscw9Dht7VJUOFQE4xZCh-H530icw2SLTdcMyLUZAMsiPkSgii6QFHjOytIpE5M7SHdMIYQtGPSd-hsIqDDDpdrL0bYtBWV6f2NSjP-cQmC9G582_MbQSUXSJSHAizQn60q_MtsA6p1HVV50uXxHiQWDDlTI/s4032/20231110_112702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrdwLvBO_G88woRi0X3i6uFqoZO9tWKSOscw9Dht7VJUOFQE4xZCh-H530icw2SLTdcMyLUZAMsiPkSgii6QFHjOytIpE5M7SHdMIYQtGPSd-hsIqDDDpdrL0bYtBWV6f2NSjP-cQmC9G582_MbQSUXSJSHAizQn60q_MtsA6p1HVV50uXxHiQWDDlTI/s320/20231110_112702.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">From it's top, I could see the route to the Marilyn, Dumglow, done many years ago and not on todays agenda.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wquIiQfqORlyyx50gsQ3flmte0-68W269alVo99wtjBL4eWTpuk7NNnrPYrltNHbrjRBXQw1D1duSQFW1nbm9FMvf2D47U4sdSDg6bWeo0t-rkZ7dV7mYDI0ZY-ywEbj31Nd4Yj3VM9rwJ0lqV3DmvT0yTs0Rm_3WtSGhC3W2sgA-1nTZaNsyeHpsgs/s4032/20231110_113641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wquIiQfqORlyyx50gsQ3flmte0-68W269alVo99wtjBL4eWTpuk7NNnrPYrltNHbrjRBXQw1D1duSQFW1nbm9FMvf2D47U4sdSDg6bWeo0t-rkZ7dV7mYDI0ZY-ywEbj31Nd4Yj3VM9rwJ0lqV3DmvT0yTs0Rm_3WtSGhC3W2sgA-1nTZaNsyeHpsgs/s320/20231110_113641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The best view however was to the east, towards Loch Leven and the Lomond Hills, what a fantastic view it was in the clear conditions.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tVvisLurcB8mmMggQ3LlaSZSojVzChdJNIytClKTIl9J8wArrvy_-zR9o7dKJ4Him1oAExRpoxcRja6RA_OMr0GhXKsNrdJLQzItKhyWy3RK1AxKuNZUP3UxCK4C5SmvdAH96WHqlAzz-rl2ZMDDqSeaM34-wr5DWBFdNLU-rBb6wBEVrORlV-sgDic/s4032/20231110_114305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tVvisLurcB8mmMggQ3LlaSZSojVzChdJNIytClKTIl9J8wArrvy_-zR9o7dKJ4Him1oAExRpoxcRja6RA_OMr0GhXKsNrdJLQzItKhyWy3RK1AxKuNZUP3UxCK4C5SmvdAH96WHqlAzz-rl2ZMDDqSeaM34-wr5DWBFdNLU-rBb6wBEVrORlV-sgDic/s320/20231110_114305.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The Tump top was next, looked steep but turned out to be easy when approached from the east side.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAwFoBMNM8NQKXtE1aoMJv9mvGxWBoCI4wyDUx-GtLmYBN6ukQtvM2tjIxbifCpylpc8pCWW4bkoVfTS7XMkG8Gr4LuG28NMVLL9YYqTTV2XnUfkmEp2MesWVwjUb-C0SotTGQ9wzjG_NFbrABPzEtZ4UI-bf1FVGVzQPFJ0as8FanACuGeT6g8MXAGE/s4032/20231110_114722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAwFoBMNM8NQKXtE1aoMJv9mvGxWBoCI4wyDUx-GtLmYBN6ukQtvM2tjIxbifCpylpc8pCWW4bkoVfTS7XMkG8Gr4LuG28NMVLL9YYqTTV2XnUfkmEp2MesWVwjUb-C0SotTGQ9wzjG_NFbrABPzEtZ4UI-bf1FVGVzQPFJ0as8FanACuGeT6g8MXAGE/s320/20231110_114722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There was still a lot of fog to the south, over the Forth but I could just make out the Pentland Hills beyond.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwujubWaZxYRZ3GGRtGY5tXrVBqalN2_PchcIRVBMSsorcfwVNSJjhStrD039yAojRZWkqB5-CbhP_Opi7Ns_RybLPk2UK1y337VJ5_awQf3jcVPdhyphenhyphen5CT1dsj9e8rPM2g461dd9Kh17OGNGzduzqHXO7cMHy_UpQP2VGC7GcAefDEOu3GtsO_2GSd5pA/s4032/20231110_115315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwujubWaZxYRZ3GGRtGY5tXrVBqalN2_PchcIRVBMSsorcfwVNSJjhStrD039yAojRZWkqB5-CbhP_Opi7Ns_RybLPk2UK1y337VJ5_awQf3jcVPdhyphenhyphen5CT1dsj9e8rPM2g461dd9Kh17OGNGzduzqHXO7cMHy_UpQP2VGC7GcAefDEOu3GtsO_2GSd5pA/s320/20231110_115315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The Tump summit with the Lomond Hills distant.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GSX8LTRcSukAMcs9Zqpum5esdX6OaWkgLFixXVVqBv3yt1sw7f1S-CCvMA4nLPPQoUzPQaNcUEE7gzfi4XOcxhMBSqOpVZLxN9OJ26Juh1_J7MkAbV_ZHhNmjV0H1wlCjwk1kop3sMgPpVV95l1LRxlwcNqO-dWe0Jz5pIt0AB9p4FrhPTeD5yeVzZs/s4032/20231110_120029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GSX8LTRcSukAMcs9Zqpum5esdX6OaWkgLFixXVVqBv3yt1sw7f1S-CCvMA4nLPPQoUzPQaNcUEE7gzfi4XOcxhMBSqOpVZLxN9OJ26Juh1_J7MkAbV_ZHhNmjV0H1wlCjwk1kop3sMgPpVV95l1LRxlwcNqO-dWe0Jz5pIt0AB9p4FrhPTeD5yeVzZs/s320/20231110_120029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The final top to the north which I didn't bother visiting.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACDvbA1igESniPyXB8djzKZZz2WSLEAaEG4jEOVczcH1nLN-sJPcHIV20IkDyGqBgKL02PieaVDWb_BEcgbR09UgoYfGEVpyjWA7SJz3YFkyN10uqDmKHBKOW0-DkrcKFMKMZ1c2yb0ZRTyhxdKEKP-m_UI6emsgkD4GQu9zxGLmDk3Vq3MWrdQdiVD4/s4032/20231110_120947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACDvbA1igESniPyXB8djzKZZz2WSLEAaEG4jEOVczcH1nLN-sJPcHIV20IkDyGqBgKL02PieaVDWb_BEcgbR09UgoYfGEVpyjWA7SJz3YFkyN10uqDmKHBKOW0-DkrcKFMKMZ1c2yb0ZRTyhxdKEKP-m_UI6emsgkD4GQu9zxGLmDk3Vq3MWrdQdiVD4/s320/20231110_120947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I returned more or less by the same route, but missing out the first top. What a perfect walk it had been!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-55084181932690068442023-11-01T11:48:00.000+00:002023-11-01T11:48:01.387+00:00Muckle Knock (Pentland Hills)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 31 October 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Muckle Knock,</b> 465m/1,526', P 52m, Tump, OS 65/72, NT 117563</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I took advantage of a rare good weather day to get out again to the Pentland Hills, this time to bag Muckle Knock from West Linton. I parked at Badinsgill Farm and followed the Thieves Road, an old drove road that goes through the range. Leaving the track, I climbed the west slopes of Muckle Knock. It had been cool in the valley but on top there was a strong east wind blowing and it was baltic! I wouldn't have liked to have been on a higher hill today. This is a very short walk to a lesser visited Pentland hill and with the autumn colours still on the trees, a perfect day to do it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Autumn colours around Badinsgill.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUT7OxUMZqG1qpOBmYrdO1w2Mwbe2ynoFjuHWJ4h4Wd7EO6kadlqtZGcUOuHfo2c8UpIweCE1L8mcUWDUszYAh5xF247kg9I0bCPo5AiRioIO5zCRu8UnarHShUlJ97_2UIQ1FgssQAAsqylxBuP4Sll8X-Tv7owRtMGErvHVuKmylgxVoTbAORgAqGM/s4032/20231031_115819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUT7OxUMZqG1qpOBmYrdO1w2Mwbe2ynoFjuHWJ4h4Wd7EO6kadlqtZGcUOuHfo2c8UpIweCE1L8mcUWDUszYAh5xF247kg9I0bCPo5AiRioIO5zCRu8UnarHShUlJ97_2UIQ1FgssQAAsqylxBuP4Sll8X-Tv7owRtMGErvHVuKmylgxVoTbAORgAqGM/s320/20231031_115819.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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a totally arbitrary objective! It had seemed to be an age getting through the 1,590's and I had one to go before 12 October. So it was back to the wee hills above Milnathort for Birniehill, another pasture Tump.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I parked in an old quarry and followed the fields up. The high point was in an area of rushes. That's Tumping for you!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8SqmAHBzSvf264US9QB4DXvrFJkCvtJhp9HAN84m6BcX4HyJ2C9xTli8vcMj8SHtSOw8Gx9MN7Pas3s-xivh9-LR7y1X9hKbkfuiO-7FLO5j3iDwZgOOoldj3O6fuHpELkm6dpDzjQ4c6rY8Toiqb1Tfp1fKaK__5qGK1IRByGdgtvRDQ9I5vDOxFQg/s4032/20231009_134549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8SqmAHBzSvf264US9QB4DXvrFJkCvtJhp9HAN84m6BcX4HyJ2C9xTli8vcMj8SHtSOw8Gx9MN7Pas3s-xivh9-LR7y1X9hKbkfuiO-7FLO5j3iDwZgOOoldj3O6fuHpELkm6dpDzjQ4c6rY8Toiqb1Tfp1fKaK__5qGK1IRByGdgtvRDQ9I5vDOxFQg/s320/20231009_134549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-13735424062458675482023-10-04T11:31:00.003+01:002023-10-04T11:31:53.457+01:00Moonzie Hill, Tay Mount and Temple Hill (Fife Tumps)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 2 October 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Moonzie Hill</b>, 138m/453', P 37m, Tump, OS 59, NO 337 176, <b>Tay Mount</b>, 189m/620', P 42m, Tump, OS 59, NO 348 224, and <b>Temple Hill</b>, 283m/928', P 38m, Tump, OS 58, NO 107 096</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A breezy day but mainly dry for another visit to north-east Fife. Moonzie Hill was first on the agenda and was almost a drive up. It is crowned by Moonzie Kirk which went out of ecclesiastical use in the 1970's but which still has a well tended graveyard. I parked at the farm just short of the church and walked up the track to it. The high point of the hill is in a field at the back of the church and was accessed by a side gate in the graveyard. Best of the views was to the Marilyn, Mount Hill.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVeRpp6zOepJwVvi5_aypOVrKTjiaURctO4iDYOoqwtJNFPMREb521RuOjFERdmp6t1RoJFAa3vrsLl-uI2hyNn855pHdY_jYWIsCqP-0OtU0FsmV1vPgjfVnhrO6CAzH_cD9QjJ1BfoIsF5x_dpVoya8aUlW6xB5kbOWXnOmGNhHX20b1X9QMoq6ZnE/s4032/20231002_104722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVeRpp6zOepJwVvi5_aypOVrKTjiaURctO4iDYOoqwtJNFPMREb521RuOjFERdmp6t1RoJFAa3vrsLl-uI2hyNn855pHdY_jYWIsCqP-0OtU0FsmV1vPgjfVnhrO6CAzH_cD9QjJ1BfoIsF5x_dpVoya8aUlW6xB5kbOWXnOmGNhHX20b1X9QMoq6ZnE/s320/20231002_104722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8vqGYIohU8zNS0H3Zu4AJt5hgHzceXfIYDSJHXhvYry-n-U_YEaB69v7BnMM8DoL_Oot-eQKV7JWH5YoyxG1RkXui5s9rvkXIiBB6CkTh3oSXqkUwYLtqxXS4MgIK_MFGcdTE_OKt2tAFblmgKKX53D0Jsb4LwkShtakyJJb7TY4rQT3-R-k07Pqunk/s4032/20231002_105045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8vqGYIohU8zNS0H3Zu4AJt5hgHzceXfIYDSJHXhvYry-n-U_YEaB69v7BnMM8DoL_Oot-eQKV7JWH5YoyxG1RkXui5s9rvkXIiBB6CkTh3oSXqkUwYLtqxXS4MgIK_MFGcdTE_OKt2tAFblmgKKX53D0Jsb4LwkShtakyJJb7TY4rQT3-R-k07Pqunk/s320/20231002_105045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCU9-W6YlBJpKDCwHDMyr0R5Hp6E76g78zps1S6PFASxs1qp139WJwv44_Qg4310yK0_2RbRyDLTV58DxzSLvILdzaCOOl9aZS1wltKtah2NVae6K3FZ3jJ0TXQBS8dijRRd8cfFZBdaZyvROhpJEbY7Sr4Co_agWMSmH9vzWumecks8J3cyqjhhy0sY/s4032/20231002_105338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCU9-W6YlBJpKDCwHDMyr0R5Hp6E76g78zps1S6PFASxs1qp139WJwv44_Qg4310yK0_2RbRyDLTV58DxzSLvILdzaCOOl9aZS1wltKtah2NVae6K3FZ3jJ0TXQBS8dijRRd8cfFZBdaZyvROhpJEbY7Sr4Co_agWMSmH9vzWumecks8J3cyqjhhy0sY/s320/20231002_105338.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then drove a short distance north to Tay Mount where there was a convenient parking spot just inside a field gateway. I walked along the side of the field and found a rough path through a wood which led to a style over a barbed wire fence into another field which contained the high point of the hill. There was a trig which was almost but not quite at the high point.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTfJ30SyXvu53rbULdZrw8WQkiJwci4NJCfutVqb2lIK2iziO7NXI_VtJ79hiHmfRFodlinGGRMgGxjC1CpRu0l4HZrIfNAi0XeoB_hbjkNOvjtQrxx3QWcPNMoLC9ANxcCAksIx0x9pHGEwNtthm78TfSzYzzyOteI3g_SIjShLq1g2OWZjRRytN_Oc/s4032/20231002_113942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTfJ30SyXvu53rbULdZrw8WQkiJwci4NJCfutVqb2lIK2iziO7NXI_VtJ79hiHmfRFodlinGGRMgGxjC1CpRu0l4HZrIfNAi0XeoB_hbjkNOvjtQrxx3QWcPNMoLC9ANxcCAksIx0x9pHGEwNtthm78TfSzYzzyOteI3g_SIjShLq1g2OWZjRRytN_Oc/s320/20231002_113942.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwQTHUsGbfV7jYE7UOGsxxiuazOQFFcGx3KKGYM5aSobmBRKRFolVPSIXg4ELua1SgYXY3hI1MZO27-hPStSfQHRK8CkXUvo0cGdt_h8E5yxh9roijU_F05oDAYLaiDQ3qp0CoDWvUrSbxgSnbJBWoIDnYBBCEBqnZ5TSsdLRoII-b_SMvNRgiXPsa0w/s4032/20231002_113221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwQTHUsGbfV7jYE7UOGsxxiuazOQFFcGx3KKGYM5aSobmBRKRFolVPSIXg4ELua1SgYXY3hI1MZO27-hPStSfQHRK8CkXUvo0cGdt_h8E5yxh9roijU_F05oDAYLaiDQ3qp0CoDWvUrSbxgSnbJBWoIDnYBBCEBqnZ5TSsdLRoII-b_SMvNRgiXPsa0w/s320/20231002_113221.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmFGz7TLz7X8lIpJ64gAgrAts92RTOeSTPsPhGwIvbSR5wazoWvrOvKzzBhO2_u9unvTtGbCE24Bd0Uh89QGR03jWceuZjsgtByqZwE0HZiuDWU7sxpvE7wRaLASeCYcausZIKcMv0lamIPk-tKUtCe65A91emf9kTk4ppNI6o3WhIJKpwyBBvWIC2zM/s4032/20231002_113614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmFGz7TLz7X8lIpJ64gAgrAts92RTOeSTPsPhGwIvbSR5wazoWvrOvKzzBhO2_u9unvTtGbCE24Bd0Uh89QGR03jWceuZjsgtByqZwE0HZiuDWU7sxpvE7wRaLASeCYcausZIKcMv0lamIPk-tKUtCe65A91emf9kTk4ppNI6o3WhIJKpwyBBvWIC2zM/s320/20231002_113614.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Heading for home, I remembered as I approached Milnathort that I had not yet bagged Temple Hill; a herd of cows had taken possession of the hill last time I was up this way. So I decided to take a look and drove to and parked in a car park for off road driving participants. The hill had sheep in it today so that was a good decision. It was the best viewpoint of the day particularly looking south to the Lomond Hills from the grass covered cairn.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRsMuYlxavHmLuSEy6Q3GR2TcYOEIaDfObZGKxqqyl5Vr-hNuh-h_QzzdbWKMZN0HbrV2RVdWfQW5GZPZqnURKFLcrfs0enu9RO_PoCCh1x76ff_NU_iQl2J36BZYNFUiKvbGUwShzEYC9SyYIVftKa9pf5hgso9ZKDeYR1jOAPxpUK8uMFDY-4NT0lg/s4032/20231002_132534-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRsMuYlxavHmLuSEy6Q3GR2TcYOEIaDfObZGKxqqyl5Vr-hNuh-h_QzzdbWKMZN0HbrV2RVdWfQW5GZPZqnURKFLcrfs0enu9RO_PoCCh1x76ff_NU_iQl2J36BZYNFUiKvbGUwShzEYC9SyYIVftKa9pf5hgso9ZKDeYR1jOAPxpUK8uMFDY-4NT0lg/s320/20231002_132534-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPa9tvmqqU_1liQpi_8lqbJPveD82NeOp_k-xemh2IIq9AhAJRTK9QsRNLnsr6kb6_E0oyeTZ4bjnS8j4H-3RK0bqJ-y2uH5KlCUOYkLK-KhAUWwyGa7dKk9VByTJ3t7BfP-Yuwf3O1E4sWvTrsO2Pm9kKkmv8I-kK-T65cgSXDPS92C58_fME9PvnxY/s4032/20231002_131402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPa9tvmqqU_1liQpi_8lqbJPveD82NeOp_k-xemh2IIq9AhAJRTK9QsRNLnsr6kb6_E0oyeTZ4bjnS8j4H-3RK0bqJ-y2uH5KlCUOYkLK-KhAUWwyGa7dKk9VByTJ3t7BfP-Yuwf3O1E4sWvTrsO2Pm9kKkmv8I-kK-T65cgSXDPS92C58_fME9PvnxY/s320/20231002_131402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKyfExbPFH6k4AbyTDtXB4GE0qWHhmFFKNDMQV07Dn4KEXI_UOETDfDqTD2dAwRFL_Hss2RbDVue8ObECZI_iH2l_7B5Du2nEp1NNrZnFul1FVrfkG8dskv5SP1644DM8nsCc44iDc92nqJ5napMKhOJExMlSu_3zzTckO6zKPcrlo8JSqfpNEV-6vhY/s4032/20231002_131349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKyfExbPFH6k4AbyTDtXB4GE0qWHhmFFKNDMQV07Dn4KEXI_UOETDfDqTD2dAwRFL_Hss2RbDVue8ObECZI_iH2l_7B5Du2nEp1NNrZnFul1FVrfkG8dskv5SP1644DM8nsCc44iDc92nqJ5napMKhOJExMlSu_3zzTckO6zKPcrlo8JSqfpNEV-6vhY/s320/20231002_131349.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Another 3 Fife Tumps bagged!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-81003536085520141502023-09-16T10:19:00.003+01:002023-09-16T10:19:54.895+01:00Borders Tumping<p style="text-align: justify;"> 12 September 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Dunhog Moss</b>, 303m/994', P 36m, Tump, OS 73, NT 469 244; <b>Gersit Law</b>, 195m/640', P 61m, Tump, OS 74, NT 612 268; <b>Brox Law</b>, 99m/325', P36m, Tump, OS 74, NT 697 338; <b>Hume Castle,</b> 224m/735', P 64m, Tump, OS 74, NT 704 414.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I set off early on the long drive with the first stop just south of Selkirk. The target was Dunhog Moss which is the highest point south of the town and is crowned by a large transmission mast. There is a service road to the mast and I could have driven up but I decided on the short walk. The actual summit was close to the mast and next to a wall. There were good views to the south.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eIgAmHdCeidOWMp4haZ8_IqqN21w5MuMd7lwS_HfASgpkKNjqHAhwyISWgE11NKElDqbd_w17AOWJX7mLulqDWwHQaz4YOVWYkfi7n-4P_MJUWhHirq7V8sTs-5P7XpxNZkzHx1SOmwLmdvsUffx1qlsr9uR8cgcfQZ2q1jHMeV6rWJYjkQ_sN1d8ck/s4032/20230912_110515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eIgAmHdCeidOWMp4haZ8_IqqN21w5MuMd7lwS_HfASgpkKNjqHAhwyISWgE11NKElDqbd_w17AOWJX7mLulqDWwHQaz4YOVWYkfi7n-4P_MJUWhHirq7V8sTs-5P7XpxNZkzHx1SOmwLmdvsUffx1qlsr9uR8cgcfQZ2q1jHMeV6rWJYjkQ_sN1d8ck/s320/20230912_110515.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2E6UAHPvi0LI_-pJWQOZVtPiGKt2whp6NtlzvLvWAB_sCZnliQQKS4d5UOJxxj6_4IXHt1vUhe3R2v80ZS_9HNwfJbiNFrA_Ks7-xjXTOpjEPZquCDgm0mrTdC7pCp9U8Im_AFOvonGd7Isk_Wtd-ngwZRAMhvPv_W4ZudVjEFpOFVbFlH8_WCUzZVc/s3854/20230912_105447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="3854" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2E6UAHPvi0LI_-pJWQOZVtPiGKt2whp6NtlzvLvWAB_sCZnliQQKS4d5UOJxxj6_4IXHt1vUhe3R2v80ZS_9HNwfJbiNFrA_Ks7-xjXTOpjEPZquCDgm0mrTdC7pCp9U8Im_AFOvonGd7Isk_Wtd-ngwZRAMhvPv_W4ZudVjEFpOFVbFlH8_WCUzZVc/s320/20230912_105447.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI0AGL9loWeiHVvlQ0gaose0gDG0PgfVl2WFWW2CEl8o-OAam6Hdkrtnh-QUvDP_01oWmXLvg811SUwwoUy5nSedXSm-qxHI1Ky0LS8lT9AthzbzncpbOzvGZ3tjYf03On66YZWSlpYRq9PPbJG3CVBfc4PHVYOWCWt6LUTR2bISFFoj6bkVBc3KO0BM/s4032/20230912_104832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI0AGL9loWeiHVvlQ0gaose0gDG0PgfVl2WFWW2CEl8o-OAam6Hdkrtnh-QUvDP_01oWmXLvg811SUwwoUy5nSedXSm-qxHI1Ky0LS8lT9AthzbzncpbOzvGZ3tjYf03On66YZWSlpYRq9PPbJG3CVBfc4PHVYOWCWt6LUTR2bISFFoj6bkVBc3KO0BM/s320/20230912_104832.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Back at the car I next drove cross country to join the A7 at Ashkirk. The next hill, Gersit Law was a couple of miles to the north. I parked in a layby south of the track to it and walked north along the road verge. I could have walked through a caravan site instead, I returned that way. There was a fine view north to the Eildon Hills from the track.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGIBoAXQ1awrjDJBhlpmCGVHlslWE-H41UEAuFZljUa1Jlxqj6_aV3STzz1pU7yUh7-gUYyxwLA6RFL-zUp62vDGR77XgnjGwR6-VYPlaRLp0dbq_iAgGV6BLSgUxpirxJUPXUPGyTYMjFNeEw3mc-0OXTNb_oMslm8vpFmEvepPAzNJy47oglcp5r7U/s4032/20230912_115513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGIBoAXQ1awrjDJBhlpmCGVHlslWE-H41UEAuFZljUa1Jlxqj6_aV3STzz1pU7yUh7-gUYyxwLA6RFL-zUp62vDGR77XgnjGwR6-VYPlaRLp0dbq_iAgGV6BLSgUxpirxJUPXUPGyTYMjFNeEw3mc-0OXTNb_oMslm8vpFmEvepPAzNJy47oglcp5r7U/s320/20230912_115513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The hill is crowned by the Mausoleum of Sir Thomas Monteith.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRJpMqI8O3fzxT0hnNLvAuXOBgo2xtQ4kJwXIaYFeNrVOtidNo7rHNtKY2JEGOrrhbCUTqVv1Jzci1JOcTx2v3HLux98OFv3Fi3prrLWOHHtWVT8cVh6uUgnMvuuR-gZzZkcOFstWMOo_BSLW-TyFhM8v6novHT3ExPGfIdzSjuWqj_HhRDVvWSgyDJQ/s4032/20230912_120002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRJpMqI8O3fzxT0hnNLvAuXOBgo2xtQ4kJwXIaYFeNrVOtidNo7rHNtKY2JEGOrrhbCUTqVv1Jzci1JOcTx2v3HLux98OFv3Fi3prrLWOHHtWVT8cVh6uUgnMvuuR-gZzZkcOFstWMOo_BSLW-TyFhM8v6novHT3ExPGfIdzSjuWqj_HhRDVvWSgyDJQ/s320/20230912_120002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RoOVo4GMhfS-gyAh48DGH7qiib3sHJzV8Df-4qs7fufyD4CtSdxArMaDQ_xJMORYfJuWGU7P-kWbLvYDb1IB5iDIhN-sV5bBKkaDx7IxFoFGOxlwD6jgFwv3Ef8h9bro_-VA5yNllfrAWtXNXXryP3XlDV62ipfTgPr4OuI5DQmQf6iYp2i9hISfGRo/s4032/20230912_115703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RoOVo4GMhfS-gyAh48DGH7qiib3sHJzV8Df-4qs7fufyD4CtSdxArMaDQ_xJMORYfJuWGU7P-kWbLvYDb1IB5iDIhN-sV5bBKkaDx7IxFoFGOxlwD6jgFwv3Ef8h9bro_-VA5yNllfrAWtXNXXryP3XlDV62ipfTgPr4OuI5DQmQf6iYp2i9hISfGRo/s320/20230912_115703.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vqRl3gafX_AsopfFv4B4xQT5QZ5bFKZ8qfhBO6iHQANWYUtNe_9yrm9pe2fo1HYFDkIN29XPAhsM3w4f-e-1Q9seLsuf1oXcjE2ut4Q7N9F-oD6jkD2m7G1IbNjW6di_6KuFBdjFkDJA1gPHAOGBevx1w4RfAP4ulsvV7XwgQk35hNyQ-Ezmpb4KZqw/s4032/20230912_121307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vqRl3gafX_AsopfFv4B4xQT5QZ5bFKZ8qfhBO6iHQANWYUtNe_9yrm9pe2fo1HYFDkIN29XPAhsM3w4f-e-1Q9seLsuf1oXcjE2ut4Q7N9F-oD6jkD2m7G1IbNjW6di_6KuFBdjFkDJA1gPHAOGBevx1w4RfAP4ulsvV7XwgQk35hNyQ-Ezmpb4KZqw/s320/20230912_121307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It is only open to the public by appointment but when I reached it, a guide was talking to a couple of visitors and I was allowed in for a look. There were a couple of large statues inside which the guide told me were reckoned to represent Sir Thomas' daughters and a wonderful domed ceiling......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsHCMqcgZl9sB-W7zSMujkpFehK6NmdqZkYJ5PTjsGhrc0V4OStd-O-mFHf78_mS1hgN1HjUioGjuZX5BsMC3qpF1Kq_c3HaMnUCb4Gi39MOZ1o46X8p8h3U0o1nLuBdPHOCz07DQURhy0MF1IJjbhFi1H-X03vPxj_BzzOmx23QCXtGK9StlJTK-qio/s4032/20230912_120732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsHCMqcgZl9sB-W7zSMujkpFehK6NmdqZkYJ5PTjsGhrc0V4OStd-O-mFHf78_mS1hgN1HjUioGjuZX5BsMC3qpF1Kq_c3HaMnUCb4Gi39MOZ1o46X8p8h3U0o1nLuBdPHOCz07DQURhy0MF1IJjbhFi1H-X03vPxj_BzzOmx23QCXtGK9StlJTK-qio/s320/20230912_120732.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr_-4O6Ln5VD-J8Tjjna9jmEZEFFyRlEVrwphRPSWQRttaQK0Q2Fh8AHtRSktFlwTdC61Q72G9VIXLFTRtEruNhvsJ-Be56tf4MCbEztBNRTxJZeyzCTGJttiQ0BHlkjI4NrglRTys3MjbVjtiFaKEt0VyvbRYqL0ckUjDf0Bv_UL73aoJbMEp42XffE/s4032/20230912_120710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr_-4O6Ln5VD-J8Tjjna9jmEZEFFyRlEVrwphRPSWQRttaQK0Q2Fh8AHtRSktFlwTdC61Q72G9VIXLFTRtEruNhvsJ-Be56tf4MCbEztBNRTxJZeyzCTGJttiQ0BHlkjI4NrglRTys3MjbVjtiFaKEt0VyvbRYqL0ckUjDf0Bv_UL73aoJbMEp42XffE/s320/20230912_120710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpHQPljwe9L---duIwwQDSJ1Of9kiM0ZzlqjzrKPrdS7AIoQpW2CmYbdVP9N6s_jMlqSr9tIhO2jILdKUGnohzTNREaK5yQNOB3TCFMRliw9fuIVtOTKnjHDDOshCO2tjA-z7-9XlJJ6GaIG8OVXBiaInDtpJkFc3pbh8CtXMWxhXA1DDrydEEvohfgg/s4032/20230912_120804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpHQPljwe9L---duIwwQDSJ1Of9kiM0ZzlqjzrKPrdS7AIoQpW2CmYbdVP9N6s_jMlqSr9tIhO2jILdKUGnohzTNREaK5yQNOB3TCFMRliw9fuIVtOTKnjHDDOshCO2tjA-z7-9XlJJ6GaIG8OVXBiaInDtpJkFc3pbh8CtXMWxhXA1DDrydEEvohfgg/s320/20230912_120804.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Again the hill was a good viewpoint looking south to the Waterloo Tower with the Cheviot hills beyond.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvL1KkV-TdN6KSzP6K5tEXgIABri7A-NvCo_i25FMEFO3URkQOCv_VEHqsMHu80Un0AUkRF6aJBbvxE31V1M1kGzP5pHxRS6tPSIMFN9QM1DKZ31v44G-NoILFDVabINsuDc39HuN2ym7BZipAn7CJJQdyodNVSTyxyuLoQm-eglXh1WbS2t-gSHHoNI/s3853/20230912_121228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="3853" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvL1KkV-TdN6KSzP6K5tEXgIABri7A-NvCo_i25FMEFO3URkQOCv_VEHqsMHu80Un0AUkRF6aJBbvxE31V1M1kGzP5pHxRS6tPSIMFN9QM1DKZ31v44G-NoILFDVabINsuDc39HuN2ym7BZipAn7CJJQdyodNVSTyxyuLoQm-eglXh1WbS2t-gSHHoNI/s320/20230912_121228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSRjSQW6qwkMqxJo-En-n7nCfhxVTd2JpqQ30YElMVi2frggZUP5PQGEGm0noe5hUq89TjjmTltP8ktvL9ZU7nJJWRegykuOp-GXumi3OqaTS5alQf1BxGIy-g62MH_82t6oK30978t0uNa35cMDhl5H-zHVl1_lZPyGA42A5OmzSNO_ZJn8paT5lgfg/s4032/20230912_121800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSRjSQW6qwkMqxJo-En-n7nCfhxVTd2JpqQ30YElMVi2frggZUP5PQGEGm0noe5hUq89TjjmTltP8ktvL9ZU7nJJWRegykuOp-GXumi3OqaTS5alQf1BxGIy-g62MH_82t6oK30978t0uNa35cMDhl5H-zHVl1_lZPyGA42A5OmzSNO_ZJn8paT5lgfg/s320/20230912_121800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next it was on to Kelso and Floors castle. Brox law is the highpoint of the castle grounds easily reached along a good track from the castle car park. It was however a bit of a nothing hill next to a pond in an area used for rearing pheasants. There were dozens of them about.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bMFx5gGXqMnAzzUTt5YJ5g6X62y1mIz4ySqkwmOtON8A5Xzlr5-db-BP3Z40z6DVQXEdG8h-n2TaFWqvKKBgCSWeYpq_osRlpoztvbd-Kl1C8yzpWd3hetZ_bkWPIFF7B1yUvZCaS-LKs3iDMjjhlBm5kr2hj4B3b-VBOu55WUyCyjZdHIZP_B9di4w/s4032/20230912_141157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bMFx5gGXqMnAzzUTt5YJ5g6X62y1mIz4ySqkwmOtON8A5Xzlr5-db-BP3Z40z6DVQXEdG8h-n2TaFWqvKKBgCSWeYpq_osRlpoztvbd-Kl1C8yzpWd3hetZ_bkWPIFF7B1yUvZCaS-LKs3iDMjjhlBm5kr2hj4B3b-VBOu55WUyCyjZdHIZP_B9di4w/s320/20230912_141157.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Turning for home, I headed for Hume Castle, which I'd never heard of until I started looking for Tumps. It was a peaceful spot with the best views of the day, looking south to the Cheviot. The high point of the hill seemed to be inside the castle beside a seat.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oi7NVomLzO5va0Bl_8vapkDAUntRL43g9W4f0omdk2EzuOTfMWo2PdWHP82EtU_7CuwnupDDLLIhWtcc7z7_4-SMr3KnP91IrJOvcXkHxG-jdagOXbldqEEBZ1ioLJIp0THMxfMtmepLf4KnIKU-hGxD_eMNKjQS1VWG7BfSICh_ClOe7SgR9wHisj8/s4032/20230912_151712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="4032" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oi7NVomLzO5va0Bl_8vapkDAUntRL43g9W4f0omdk2EzuOTfMWo2PdWHP82EtU_7CuwnupDDLLIhWtcc7z7_4-SMr3KnP91IrJOvcXkHxG-jdagOXbldqEEBZ1ioLJIp0THMxfMtmepLf4KnIKU-hGxD_eMNKjQS1VWG7BfSICh_ClOe7SgR9wHisj8/s320/20230912_151712.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIO_h1FGQeQ2I0yzAmn9P40mr00jz-Y0lxip71yeYMnco7tME2JLLF1mbejDGSt7VaYTHpRl_GzD2_33PqmZyXdSk3-CJOWpwmoq_DhD_0mXTW8UQMug1t84_666mNodcDDErntgk-RQlDrtHnPz99RDbfWd_exeJz2nGz2xzDcdHtnVWv0R_WKCcSmII/s4032/20230912_152426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNmztWH7oBJ13cIgMSVJGHoXG1Y94JAZeb4omnG_p2RJW9w7NwtYkB2u_3W86EdfLSW5OKRjkA4BaNpfObxyYD6Rf0DbFK2xfm0TSsluqSestq2IfkRbARwk7RRXSQ6DkEAYwOU_zGRVaUFlqkIFj748k2PZ30hKf_JDGuRYK2lnSI_ybbJ1mxOXcbq8/s320/20230912_154543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">An interesting outing, the only downside was the Edinburgh City bypass which is more like an endless car park than a major road!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-18659317740496943572023-08-31T09:07:00.000+01:002023-08-31T09:07:15.447+01:00Black Hill (near Abington)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 30 August 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Black Hill</b>, 383m/1,258', P 100m, Hump, OS 71/72, NS 904 243</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The weather had changed for the better as autumn approached. I decided on a short walk and drove down towards Abington, taking the old road as I got south and parked up opposite the house at Strand where there was space for a couple of cars. I climbed a gate onto the hillside and followed a track and then sheep trods to the small pile of stones that marked the summit. It was a gentle ascent. Fine open views as I got higher. Tinto dominated the eastern view......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD5c-HveipJqQ3ygezWmbLetlbMy2327ugCU1y7zW-w7oNRnnKyKPxib1ZjGgML41lfMqvyzBxdymTdmITZ4-Klc0qJKsC4mkVcFwefvfxclz9_1dWnSkHTRDVKTVRIQOuTHMZJNk5gyLkorOuItHYtnrMdUcRy-oL1DSpk_NtNcEkalW5mZLYisRBpY/s3457/20230830_113638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="3457" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD5c-HveipJqQ3ygezWmbLetlbMy2327ugCU1y7zW-w7oNRnnKyKPxib1ZjGgML41lfMqvyzBxdymTdmITZ4-Klc0qJKsC4mkVcFwefvfxclz9_1dWnSkHTRDVKTVRIQOuTHMZJNk5gyLkorOuItHYtnrMdUcRy-oL1DSpk_NtNcEkalW5mZLYisRBpY/s320/20230830_113638.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuQwM9PpH_QJ5Yt7RkKPyW1d1VmdlUpCFyDtX9SFQ93LusiQZReCFqt9W1b5mz546Yjeo-qIa9vRHA9xKa8OU2bIoubJzrPlx65LosGgYp0u4oImevyg-sd2IhxhvCQ_pbXNhB7W8_Xq8MTOF6cYwth-8pQZT0MDRDb2hBejRO2EWxGgcE0NR8wxUUy0/s3693/20230830_113146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2077" data-original-width="3693" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuQwM9PpH_QJ5Yt7RkKPyW1d1VmdlUpCFyDtX9SFQ93LusiQZReCFqt9W1b5mz546Yjeo-qIa9vRHA9xKa8OU2bIoubJzrPlx65LosGgYp0u4oImevyg-sd2IhxhvCQ_pbXNhB7W8_Xq8MTOF6cYwth-8pQZT0MDRDb2hBejRO2EWxGgcE0NR8wxUUy0/s320/20230830_113146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Lots of wind farms, looking towards Crawfordjohn....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUK7GiEpIRhFxWdYlYLShstOIb1-AA-LEXKioCVXSHUIQY7RN6qrZC2hDlpPvCUkKaC4NIDjhcpjj--CCm100DEmCH46C0HGFVqGmHvbGkaFYr5L2L_o277eO8-y-SpAr7Myelo5AZPYLzIkRVfTUNyUda6X3VLjZFibhNNDOKFjlU8WWXerlUmsPSP4/s4032/20230830_113042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUK7GiEpIRhFxWdYlYLShstOIb1-AA-LEXKioCVXSHUIQY7RN6qrZC2hDlpPvCUkKaC4NIDjhcpjj--CCm100DEmCH46C0HGFVqGmHvbGkaFYr5L2L_o277eO8-y-SpAr7Myelo5AZPYLzIkRVfTUNyUda6X3VLjZFibhNNDOKFjlU8WWXerlUmsPSP4/s320/20230830_113042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking south east, the M73 was in view in this direction and I could hear the noise of the traffic......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmBaOZtrtGxR8DvDmmUpUgXna8j-NoJevjAW9HjdKXszVnfPzQEbaykN8r77AVUz5e7hS8nj1Hblyike3ZAIqVd0vB5H_V_sKUcgPc1TYetWERq_myH7qSIpX80txDFwiyIoxvhtPcCyGpUIk3Z0Yo5Uj9yK5uqc1kfpuiu6a7Fg0nhPeDiELEGQz9s0/s4032/20230830_113223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmBaOZtrtGxR8DvDmmUpUgXna8j-NoJevjAW9HjdKXszVnfPzQEbaykN8r77AVUz5e7hS8nj1Hblyike3ZAIqVd0vB5H_V_sKUcgPc1TYetWERq_myH7qSIpX80txDFwiyIoxvhtPcCyGpUIk3Z0Yo5Uj9yK5uqc1kfpuiu6a7Fg0nhPeDiELEGQz9s0/s320/20230830_113223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-47622674959254359212023-08-24T21:43:00.006+01:002023-08-24T21:43:59.629+01:00Bizzyberry Hill (Biggar)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 24 August 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Bizzyberry Hill</b>, 363m/ 1,191', P 112m, Hump, OS 72, NT 047 393</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Visibility is at its best after rain and today was a great example. It had rained overnight but had cleared by the time I set off for Biggar to climb Bizzyberry Hill. I parked in the town and walked to its east end where there was a signposted path to the hill. This went all the way to the summit through a couple of fields and a steep finish up the front of the hill itself. Part way up there is an information board which provided all that I needed to know about the hill.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij82m4OHEQxDl1-cKOaaUBgPKs0Cx-IrWCS057GEcTbv6aDBRHLzSfX3UuIdMmPe0j3zue0E5M3ImtSGdBKMHLu1QMAhMUW9NOhcyuqqeyMfFFZ1iX47SYILwl6oRSQvQcxtEy2R0xGbMEBWk8BACnbPcGGNt6ZVQ-3o8yMdj1pNr3zfrSOYcZPjlOfLs/s4032/20230824_114307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij82m4OHEQxDl1-cKOaaUBgPKs0Cx-IrWCS057GEcTbv6aDBRHLzSfX3UuIdMmPe0j3zue0E5M3ImtSGdBKMHLu1QMAhMUW9NOhcyuqqeyMfFFZ1iX47SYILwl6oRSQvQcxtEy2R0xGbMEBWk8BACnbPcGGNt6ZVQ-3o8yMdj1pNr3zfrSOYcZPjlOfLs/s320/20230824_114307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I stopped a few times on the way up to admire the view behind me. Culter Fell and then Tinto,,,,,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV5dKWcgeaWWYkBx-aUk2H7_riu9vn4jdEDZvHip9Q0QNKHN1U0pmt1-kT7ekaAFMzCExWwUG-6eMxCePAk8-B3tA1Wuj9Vkh6T-sSB4WiYxLnp_IMPCly9TR2Jb1ZQGY1VmiNiAeTmIBOj6SYjr_pAtjG6W8T3dg2nAA9hRObsVfacN7tlhkL4Er8Z4/s4032/20230824_113318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV5dKWcgeaWWYkBx-aUk2H7_riu9vn4jdEDZvHip9Q0QNKHN1U0pmt1-kT7ekaAFMzCExWwUG-6eMxCePAk8-B3tA1Wuj9Vkh6T-sSB4WiYxLnp_IMPCly9TR2Jb1ZQGY1VmiNiAeTmIBOj6SYjr_pAtjG6W8T3dg2nAA9hRObsVfacN7tlhkL4Er8Z4/s320/20230824_113318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpw3grevLsq6OgCW2ohN26QEtD5SdoqwoAUmc2pfDuu-8TL6FEKWuy90r10BX-s1jPikb5GJR4uBFDwPFV6oEfEvi1H5SN_wHYiBgm-ulmRgbjvFlSNve4bcTJzRGhKC6MIi8MeNrjYG4YJoaSoYJfBpQuSZKBysMbgk-oOcH15yy_kytzLZKV-i2JEJo/s4032/20230824_114134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpw3grevLsq6OgCW2ohN26QEtD5SdoqwoAUmc2pfDuu-8TL6FEKWuy90r10BX-s1jPikb5GJR4uBFDwPFV6oEfEvi1H5SN_wHYiBgm-ulmRgbjvFlSNve4bcTJzRGhKC6MIi8MeNrjYG4YJoaSoYJfBpQuSZKBysMbgk-oOcH15yy_kytzLZKV-i2JEJo/s320/20230824_114134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Soon my hill came into view.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90kIgf-PtkGQvCf7l7Bl6iPcgrH33_Y_EA4xsrzqnbR1Y4q-hYwH2e1ODOtzUSBRkCCbNs8EUpdG3nWwViYTjTypJZB-7hJHcudtfCbpzU96JhuLo5eFIqJvcO1jn5F4bDirbTvYl25LvsaOulKioXxMHLgeJdNOjVchriWuLuqVzdYGLY9D0l0-yh1w/s4032/20230824_124652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90kIgf-PtkGQvCf7l7Bl6iPcgrH33_Y_EA4xsrzqnbR1Y4q-hYwH2e1ODOtzUSBRkCCbNs8EUpdG3nWwViYTjTypJZB-7hJHcudtfCbpzU96JhuLo5eFIqJvcO1jn5F4bDirbTvYl25LvsaOulKioXxMHLgeJdNOjVchriWuLuqVzdYGLY9D0l0-yh1w/s320/20230824_124652.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">and the path narrowed and went through a couple of fields. As this is a Core Path there were pedestrian gates through the fences. Leaving the fields behind the path narrowed considerably and got a great deal steeper as it passed through an area of gorse. It was back on the grass above the steep bit and the summit was in sight. Just before I got there, I passed this stone, handy if you've forgotten where you are! Tinto beyond.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeH0lzADThinhTbSx1FmYLPYrPjFeCXootGudfWJwzIgGsTkIfAPOkNsubvOvW9vDiG0Jf4gb2wytWAeyfBztqZsfrMt-kOH_RyFJIfOISc0vuc0tT6Yatg3eftDQ21ENKABrQgv1Us7XzRRBmbJViIZaUrVut0IlTAuHhQQvDrNIA2cEI6LVIiDIhpM/s4032/20230824_122349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeH0lzADThinhTbSx1FmYLPYrPjFeCXootGudfWJwzIgGsTkIfAPOkNsubvOvW9vDiG0Jf4gb2wytWAeyfBztqZsfrMt-kOH_RyFJIfOISc0vuc0tT6Yatg3eftDQ21ENKABrQgv1Us7XzRRBmbJViIZaUrVut0IlTAuHhQQvDrNIA2cEI6LVIiDIhpM/s320/20230824_122349.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Strange that it is not on the summit which is a bit further on, on land which clearly belongs to someone else as there is a barbed wire fence to get past. Here I went slightly down hill to the north where there was a gate (but no pedestrian gate). There was another good view of Tinto from here.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGeVl9nb8w1QiUk85D4N7uqTJbDbV1J-jibAnnRZPmLlvcrir7MX20UYTaNJ_J3wNeQPEYOzvR6rB5VWIzteT6EhkDfKjwdnbm3k0pN4s2-r1dGQMujGPCWloY72S1YRjQv7A8PCeZBv6xfuXnqUFqv8Bvqq5juZXSkWWWC73E2uIi58_nV72R6Zuojw/s4032/20230824_121841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGeVl9nb8w1QiUk85D4N7uqTJbDbV1J-jibAnnRZPmLlvcrir7MX20UYTaNJ_J3wNeQPEYOzvR6rB5VWIzteT6EhkDfKjwdnbm3k0pN4s2-r1dGQMujGPCWloY72S1YRjQv7A8PCeZBv6xfuXnqUFqv8Bvqq5juZXSkWWWC73E2uIi58_nV72R6Zuojw/s320/20230824_121841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The views from the summit were superb. No wonder the Iron Age people built a fort here. To the east the Broughton Hills.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNvfkuZgTaSoHAH1BsY1NyPHzs9JozTbkygHa4WKZ4G6jXttNKNZWRgr_aJ4emK_6cCgCiKQmSmSeJAwP9brA5ZMP-D3vx-NhHw7Qx2sU4lOlW-SbiqM-jXf_bmf2Ai0WlpjH1kPLdLHqSV43NQ1u0AtM8TEV9HMtbdTjC1iROwcNHrzb6d1wYzSMWCY/s4032/20230824_120912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNvfkuZgTaSoHAH1BsY1NyPHzs9JozTbkygHa4WKZ4G6jXttNKNZWRgr_aJ4emK_6cCgCiKQmSmSeJAwP9brA5ZMP-D3vx-NhHw7Qx2sU4lOlW-SbiqM-jXf_bmf2Ai0WlpjH1kPLdLHqSV43NQ1u0AtM8TEV9HMtbdTjC1iROwcNHrzb6d1wYzSMWCY/s320/20230824_120912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">To the south Biggar and the Culter Hills.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xUllvBlzJ5_SgtPbMBe97owVDwExlBczxgW2WB2jOIx_1vdmgJlsEQsfvrawbSmiPukMdRcUU6FAi2VHYmd5bwJjD18l_gTj_sozhsbZb3my4i0D28iLlzvGQmyzIfnMRGxOcxRD_9l-RNo-LmFKpvrp7NmPBPgBmEwqN6lIxG52u4932L5pYcSZe5E/s4032/20230824_121159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xUllvBlzJ5_SgtPbMBe97owVDwExlBczxgW2WB2jOIx_1vdmgJlsEQsfvrawbSmiPukMdRcUU6FAi2VHYmd5bwJjD18l_gTj_sozhsbZb3my4i0D28iLlzvGQmyzIfnMRGxOcxRD_9l-RNo-LmFKpvrp7NmPBPgBmEwqN6lIxG52u4932L5pYcSZe5E/s320/20230824_121159.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">and to the west Biggar and Tinto.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp8tERgyIEG0Hi-N7_776WYygozfN61pWQFkuKYuB9uz0QfHCVb27lzu_dWG9AZDqdGHCD2K9o_ahLWNV5cp6adAAHVHWXYQaDz0s0jMoCqqHloe9AUtVBYv-LPWMaQc3ExP90YyVY8-NNaKk7bAV9Q0JKmr1lRrFVHGIlaaAS5iLDB05UjLMeXB9YXQ/s4032/20230824_121126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp8tERgyIEG0Hi-N7_776WYygozfN61pWQFkuKYuB9uz0QfHCVb27lzu_dWG9AZDqdGHCD2K9o_ahLWNV5cp6adAAHVHWXYQaDz0s0jMoCqqHloe9AUtVBYv-LPWMaQc3ExP90YyVY8-NNaKk7bAV9Q0JKmr1lRrFVHGIlaaAS5iLDB05UjLMeXB9YXQ/s320/20230824_121126.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">An excellent hill seen at its best.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-47841156728153258082023-08-12T11:10:00.003+01:002023-08-12T11:10:41.728+01:00Blake Muir<p style="text-align: justify;">8 August 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Blake Muir,</b> 467m/1,532', P 34m, Tump, OS 73, NT 302 306</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> It was more like a day in May than in August when I parked in the large car park next to Traquair church south of Innerleithen. Occasional showers were forecast but for the most part it remained dry and very clear. The route of the Southern Upland Way left the road next to the car park and climbed gently passing very close to the high point of Blake Muir. With stiles over all of the fences, it was a delightful uncomplicated walk with good views, one of the best that I had had this year. The track started steeply but I was soon out on the moor with my intended summit looking a long way in the distance (it was in fact less than 3 miles away). The target was the pointed hill to the left centre in the second photo.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbcVyRHqgxqsKNeglX2GDIXFEDitje3_JfoZQ3AcXTNa7X63uNuJg-3-ZGh9yNI6p3sfE8Jqnow2m3KC6h1Wy_hW6g4eUwYb9u73V9LgamdC0gHYxAJMlVAVI9CEJ7xRB9MsUFv0SKYeByOjorZr5jWrFFJgdXS2eNkguvMc1pUJ4NsHv8y9YqgDwq3A/s4032/20230808_105941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbcVyRHqgxqsKNeglX2GDIXFEDitje3_JfoZQ3AcXTNa7X63uNuJg-3-ZGh9yNI6p3sfE8Jqnow2m3KC6h1Wy_hW6g4eUwYb9u73V9LgamdC0gHYxAJMlVAVI9CEJ7xRB9MsUFv0SKYeByOjorZr5jWrFFJgdXS2eNkguvMc1pUJ4NsHv8y9YqgDwq3A/s320/20230808_105941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pOFMSgMNleo81LaqxRRvh4Z18L5rU8P7f88RBh7yvK4Bz7hI15qphJitAYy3eu1hIrE7BkoFinh_67tAy7_2ygFlP0kiQrm8W4TLt-2fBcNQbXD2hjm2bsG3chkr6XEuhrhXpfFM3tLifsoJ7bZfF9P6VEjJWkhx0Zhn7ISSawwsMq-PYQArLZg5GK0/s4032/20230808_131838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pOFMSgMNleo81LaqxRRvh4Z18L5rU8P7f88RBh7yvK4Bz7hI15qphJitAYy3eu1hIrE7BkoFinh_67tAy7_2ygFlP0kiQrm8W4TLt-2fBcNQbXD2hjm2bsG3chkr6XEuhrhXpfFM3tLifsoJ7bZfF9P6VEjJWkhx0Zhn7ISSawwsMq-PYQArLZg5GK0/s320/20230808_131838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Getting a bit closer.....</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOgcr_vRsHqnQb6JTvMMBhOGpMkIlmHALWgD305dX2GIuvfK2E4ZL6BlGerz-SNQvl2OQXIbTjufLV2NEiVRiXOUJGPj1KdJPGO73rpxtoZ8Fa7_sykWugDV7yhAvOqlqSWej5zeRWDpADtPMHBVMoemnxx0h-kirUL0taAkr36D_F3itioEnWaMz4dg/s4032/20230808_113025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOgcr_vRsHqnQb6JTvMMBhOGpMkIlmHALWgD305dX2GIuvfK2E4ZL6BlGerz-SNQvl2OQXIbTjufLV2NEiVRiXOUJGPj1KdJPGO73rpxtoZ8Fa7_sykWugDV7yhAvOqlqSWej5zeRWDpADtPMHBVMoemnxx0h-kirUL0taAkr36D_F3itioEnWaMz4dg/s320/20230808_113025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The eastern ridge of the Peebles-Dun Rig horseshoe was on my right hand side as I ascended.....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ44w0ForzGXrQaz34JdaRZ3jX0tiDw7ZaFuZeNVAbYZ2XXtMuFvTyYBgs4id-UeqANOGupmgRBrXy_pVjRNvtH0mNqzyU5igBbx1Vm3M27ZhBVPq-9DyZMqRuB7Gxa7jjN32ocgnhgSElWjNsZCJYo4_Goe8MS_i4mmPCfoT5_pvpfQ0xD_XLzOiUOA/s4032/20230808_114606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ44w0ForzGXrQaz34JdaRZ3jX0tiDw7ZaFuZeNVAbYZ2XXtMuFvTyYBgs4id-UeqANOGupmgRBrXy_pVjRNvtH0mNqzyU5igBbx1Vm3M27ZhBVPq-9DyZMqRuB7Gxa7jjN32ocgnhgSElWjNsZCJYo4_Goe8MS_i4mmPCfoT5_pvpfQ0xD_XLzOiUOA/s320/20230808_114606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There were good views back to Innerleithen and I took a number of photos as I got higher.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9B7BOvNptw9uaqAFabUJibVqQHAsDf7t77aB_ecEtGszo64H3aP9_J1AbpS0IbED984apXmDSN2xzG2TejnDaFhKyrpi22qh189ey0-urZcOhXSLxrcl6JljtjhdoNsh8z1sPD1Cq6NE6BXeYGKF5CLIRemQRV56N2-OpnEk6Zmd2QGwdZEGsTVG2CQ/s4032/20230808_112239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTN3Z25-RLE3b8GaWiOwvC99raQS7IPppH0N2Wb0zJahPdAP2Okt7opALF-0tmtRuYyFyHVZ6DFbCdbByJcMG8JNxvLpQ5qH_6u49HpI8N3ph9Z762wnQ1Qv_wPCLvb2Wg0nJs6CzQ9UGbrcYZUnMvAMxWiHp3CbbB3LwUzUr_OCBbVGjOnZyjzvlf3I/s4032/20230808_122800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTN3Z25-RLE3b8GaWiOwvC99raQS7IPppH0N2Wb0zJahPdAP2Okt7opALF-0tmtRuYyFyHVZ6DFbCdbByJcMG8JNxvLpQ5qH_6u49HpI8N3ph9Z762wnQ1Qv_wPCLvb2Wg0nJs6CzQ9UGbrcYZUnMvAMxWiHp3CbbB3LwUzUr_OCBbVGjOnZyjzvlf3I/s320/20230808_122800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">and looking east to the Minch Moor, a hill that I had climbed a number of times.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPBEjZjad_lsGimkxjAr5SNEDYryQaKKIDeC0FJ6TiFto1SiRZE_b0DfuWg709C36AQWzXmuzoqhJtJauyBMW_y7sjhlCfVF5wxiuO8IZ0uxUpB0DgZgWuXvSaQHXxH3lNvzB0lWkhVlNngeIs4RTp0xVZhDfJdV-jGzKVuK4TufGvp-Jalutjjk-_pk/s4032/20230808_130100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPBEjZjad_lsGimkxjAr5SNEDYryQaKKIDeC0FJ6TiFto1SiRZE_b0DfuWg709C36AQWzXmuzoqhJtJauyBMW_y7sjhlCfVF5wxiuO8IZ0uxUpB0DgZgWuXvSaQHXxH3lNvzB0lWkhVlNngeIs4RTp0xVZhDfJdV-jGzKVuK4TufGvp-Jalutjjk-_pk/s320/20230808_130100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The heather was in full bloom; really colourful this year.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjt7AwuV_CHwHbB7acwPtKy-i8bKVAhPft0hr16eq-OAVnJAbzOy06evlthpWMYOjfQWD4-Pri1lSBdbsD0vh5WelcVKNuVTtwZlqBs75apjUCeoifwltI6jv0W2XTVgArdhgccbDFdoQLsBhayOJ7ntYfZHxvt07MgYQqiwVcfKC38tupG1kb5c4l_Bw/s4032/20230808_123843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjt7AwuV_CHwHbB7acwPtKy-i8bKVAhPft0hr16eq-OAVnJAbzOy06evlthpWMYOjfQWD4-Pri1lSBdbsD0vh5WelcVKNuVTtwZlqBs75apjUCeoifwltI6jv0W2XTVgArdhgccbDFdoQLsBhayOJ7ntYfZHxvt07MgYQqiwVcfKC38tupG1kb5c4l_Bw/s320/20230808_123843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was quite cold near the top and I had to stop to put on my jacket. The SUW ran between the two tops of Blake Muir, the higher was to the east and sported a small cairn which was actually about 30m north of the actual high point.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQTyzt14gejwtmrNSqkC4EwKIFkvaoWprIGs1he5uNj7-BXqjJxR1ANc9vjvE8a-BSGbxzIOSPqzrW2PiQ1r1bc9DIZiInbu9Y-Y0fQ66vxfZRZqDRGffoUNxl9YjLzsGVAcf8sDhpvMZ-ILeROzw8gLS29abUygfPE_CCW9etyp7qozuwzDX34LjhOo/s4032/20230808_122348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQTyzt14gejwtmrNSqkC4EwKIFkvaoWprIGs1he5uNj7-BXqjJxR1ANc9vjvE8a-BSGbxzIOSPqzrW2PiQ1r1bc9DIZiInbu9Y-Y0fQ66vxfZRZqDRGffoUNxl9YjLzsGVAcf8sDhpvMZ-ILeROzw8gLS29abUygfPE_CCW9etyp7qozuwzDX34LjhOo/s320/20230808_122348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Another excellent Tumping day out!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-86794004590924337052023-07-30T13:29:00.003+01:002023-07-30T13:29:50.051+01:00Castlelaw Hill (Pentlands)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 28 July 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Where: Castlelaw Hill, 488m/1,601', P 81m, Tump, OS 66, NT 224 647</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The only hill in the most popular area of the Pentland range that I had not previously climbed. I parked at Castlelaw which gained me some height. It is also the car park for Castlelaw Fort and its Souterrain which I had a look at when I had finished my walk. Castlelaw Hill from close to the start.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4lBZYc9DfFOLG5p5yHomv0yZEHhPMIFxfNXkYbwgf8MWbp71hXm9PFmvy3IwLQ--EkSuZ27VjX8AiNjQXWjKjFSb-DaESuwj2_S40DEsEgs5oDnMEyXdfpMYaFdjtYBc50zwHzlt592AKGft1KnqwX94dQgmwam7x9h2A5rS-dKM8Wepm5bxrFmrWBI/s4032/20230728_150911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4lBZYc9DfFOLG5p5yHomv0yZEHhPMIFxfNXkYbwgf8MWbp71hXm9PFmvy3IwLQ--EkSuZ27VjX8AiNjQXWjKjFSb-DaESuwj2_S40DEsEgs5oDnMEyXdfpMYaFdjtYBc50zwHzlt592AKGft1KnqwX94dQgmwam7x9h2A5rS-dKM8Wepm5bxrFmrWBI/s320/20230728_150911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking to Turnhouse Hill and Glencorse reservoir.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQQL-1ICDhrOY3ysVkL4gOyOiKRP4AYPdOiMsFTamN8AZAYuA1Ivui2rM5Ht6LN58wI-AkJyLf_qQy16aRYZKANq34wZNE2bxejwmHOHE4yFFAD0jdPNeSB0N_28cXPiV70HT-ejJV2GwV2Rs2RyhJLkQbZJ3Fc7WEX9_lvxf8i0J0IupHAJOxSLHhZA/s4032/20230728_151133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQQL-1ICDhrOY3ysVkL4gOyOiKRP4AYPdOiMsFTamN8AZAYuA1Ivui2rM5Ht6LN58wI-AkJyLf_qQy16aRYZKANq34wZNE2bxejwmHOHE4yFFAD0jdPNeSB0N_28cXPiV70HT-ejJV2GwV2Rs2RyhJLkQbZJ3Fc7WEX9_lvxf8i0J0IupHAJOxSLHhZA/s320/20230728_151133.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a nice clear day after early rain. This is the view south to the hills north of Peebles from the track.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7rcULLGoyst6I0ahpua8o4mnq3oHnMKnC324G7jg93L90UHkJnyIsr4GJjORuZgGUCvv3_-eqPp5QyJI4BgDnGIlecsZ_EiE2O7RyNQyVeUBCEmBVWITH96k203kDMALAwryU2HvSzcIc6K1Ktg7GY1ub5oiE3rvn_xixcwrhaugN5-ffkCAKwaqaC8/s4032/20230728_135434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7rcULLGoyst6I0ahpua8o4mnq3oHnMKnC324G7jg93L90UHkJnyIsr4GJjORuZgGUCvv3_-eqPp5QyJI4BgDnGIlecsZ_EiE2O7RyNQyVeUBCEmBVWITH96k203kDMALAwryU2HvSzcIc6K1Ktg7GY1ub5oiE3rvn_xixcwrhaugN5-ffkCAKwaqaC8/s320/20230728_135434.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Caerketton from the track.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaVaUVtDjgp5T8kzjV5CVqECAUjhu8bT7MHscewoNKxKrYbhM7wvb8r20-EYORiZXi7vOVc6f3-4RtNbXUPU54cLajG-tETv7OemPoW8wVi8ZwIP9tyURQpt95w9vh_7pJ7Niqs69T0Mjc-lvezSemzRsNRR1DyHE9iDVth9WpAuTHtq_b9wnpwpCe1s/s4032/20230728_145855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaVaUVtDjgp5T8kzjV5CVqECAUjhu8bT7MHscewoNKxKrYbhM7wvb8r20-EYORiZXi7vOVc6f3-4RtNbXUPU54cLajG-tETv7OemPoW8wVi8ZwIP9tyURQpt95w9vh_7pJ7Niqs69T0Mjc-lvezSemzRsNRR1DyHE9iDVth9WpAuTHtq_b9wnpwpCe1s/s320/20230728_145855.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The track wound up the east side of the hill and then turned sharply in a west/south-west direction and steepened considerably. The steep part was relatively short and I was soon at the summit which had a number of flag poles and other stuff on it.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C-D_RC5zC2tCCoRHbZmHPlBOoVq8oIDTNAnPPEPfGOoFndGk0FV3tR6-cbcjyy5eGA78VFoOqECxHhVPkkQeY3XbTBcQoHu0kUZIitZweXGE9EQtPQ18HkY7LucnkDJck4wv_Q2PdhZe6G10a7YGUsz6r2i9mtiV_8bB7CPfn__xlbMOEWbPJ3FkycU/s4032/20230728_141845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C-D_RC5zC2tCCoRHbZmHPlBOoVq8oIDTNAnPPEPfGOoFndGk0FV3tR6-cbcjyy5eGA78VFoOqECxHhVPkkQeY3XbTBcQoHu0kUZIitZweXGE9EQtPQ18HkY7LucnkDJck4wv_Q2PdhZe6G10a7YGUsz6r2i9mtiV_8bB7CPfn__xlbMOEWbPJ3FkycU/s320/20230728_141845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a fine viewpoint for the hills surrounding Glencorse reserve and further west Loganlea reservoir- Turnhouse Hill, Carnethy Hill, Scald Law, The Kips, Black Hill, Bell's Hill with East and West Cairn Hills in the distance.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2k8DuO4EMq-M6VE4GHmqYigUaLMcDbmyBKRnAR-FilnwyLjrW8IjqSQPp2vjHX5Bi3l8ZdkY9IROEiTs6Ko-xpzyoplNGy0VsI5u0K68qV8T3eQTftQzML2L2DMoXMqPHhZsxpLoTBYqtnmeZiQH4D3snrC7c4sxzwo3Tc_cwbkE4NAiz4t-O_2CNmQ/s4032/20230728_141513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2k8DuO4EMq-M6VE4GHmqYigUaLMcDbmyBKRnAR-FilnwyLjrW8IjqSQPp2vjHX5Bi3l8ZdkY9IROEiTs6Ko-xpzyoplNGy0VsI5u0K68qV8T3eQTftQzML2L2DMoXMqPHhZsxpLoTBYqtnmeZiQH4D3snrC7c4sxzwo3Tc_cwbkE4NAiz4t-O_2CNmQ/s320/20230728_141513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking south from the summit.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBBwHdCn8m1rBhSDDV3N8NTw8D1aeJlK6LUhonBr6PZqeYz0p6BvV-uGFnSKh5oTzsrB7dBjjz0EoKe7iQeJfqyllqtNUZNknuLu7jyEMWneQkPMjnHe7xI6bLMkxAFfiGT3uoB0xE7WHFKTcbWNMReZ5HT2ZML2Ar7t4nj2l-rXcxc7gjwindAhsZvU/s4032/20230728_141537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBBwHdCn8m1rBhSDDV3N8NTw8D1aeJlK6LUhonBr6PZqeYz0p6BvV-uGFnSKh5oTzsrB7dBjjz0EoKe7iQeJfqyllqtNUZNknuLu7jyEMWneQkPMjnHe7xI6bLMkxAFfiGT3uoB0xE7WHFKTcbWNMReZ5HT2ZML2Ar7t4nj2l-rXcxc7gjwindAhsZvU/s320/20230728_141537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Allermuir Hill and Caerketton Hill from just below the summit on the way back.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU6dZEwS3Dfd7kQ_60WXa3bgqpIEDxjm1Xh5tfeNXTOqIrlRSIyGXqZ-J3L-w7IrLbSMACdtR6qjs_cf_6id6NKy-UjR13YHSvnrlJe1N4pRSogfVbhNeUeVtkvpsbitKhCxK1AwTVgUTfvzIKOLamCjyNhEDqBj2aCC7d0e3Wdo4Dav9iP8d8TcRIIU/s4032/20230728_140809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU6dZEwS3Dfd7kQ_60WXa3bgqpIEDxjm1Xh5tfeNXTOqIrlRSIyGXqZ-J3L-w7IrLbSMACdtR6qjs_cf_6id6NKy-UjR13YHSvnrlJe1N4pRSogfVbhNeUeVtkvpsbitKhCxK1AwTVgUTfvzIKOLamCjyNhEDqBj2aCC7d0e3Wdo4Dav9iP8d8TcRIIU/s320/20230728_140809.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16fMqSDDL7dwpJ3Vm5pETvOsTCLcW9MangLZ4tlEKNeeZ4BdiLTCC587r--67D5aglqKH6fLpEUKNk8833eY0yxnW3XuD4Z2mFLlexGIiuAa6lijRzqzVVcuDDMjck_5EDkS6YP43FYCcH0D_WydWVly-43oQcIjAZaTN2K4TlDg5-ZzAUXwKHc0pYUA/s4032/20230728_144254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16fMqSDDL7dwpJ3Vm5pETvOsTCLcW9MangLZ4tlEKNeeZ4BdiLTCC587r--67D5aglqKH6fLpEUKNk8833eY0yxnW3XuD4Z2mFLlexGIiuAa6lijRzqzVVcuDDMjck_5EDkS6YP43FYCcH0D_WydWVly-43oQcIjAZaTN2K4TlDg5-ZzAUXwKHc0pYUA/s320/20230728_144254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The extensive Castlelaw was well seen from the track on the way back. It consists of three concentric rings of ramparts and ditches surrounding a low foothill and was home to an Iron Age community for some centuries. An earth house was built into the middle ditch and consists of a passageway and a chamber. It was probably used for storage purposes. Really interesting.....</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-HH__JI8swRwUtgSx9-ETbdPg1YtkOyVM3Vf5y9_PNt7HzS5RYBRCK2Gdbv4lEys6XBS41Enwy5lgI9Mdut7ohZeQNzDc57wsfzLQTigyxXZXaQlKyBIsE0SRx8-UeZPTrJNZUzqHdloH1AS3uOi-YTcOw-GtmaA8o0FdYWlH3Kk0K-HZwS1q6DVYJQ/s4032/20230728_133045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-HH__JI8swRwUtgSx9-ETbdPg1YtkOyVM3Vf5y9_PNt7HzS5RYBRCK2Gdbv4lEys6XBS41Enwy5lgI9Mdut7ohZeQNzDc57wsfzLQTigyxXZXaQlKyBIsE0SRx8-UeZPTrJNZUzqHdloH1AS3uOi-YTcOw-GtmaA8o0FdYWlH3Kk0K-HZwS1q6DVYJQ/s320/20230728_133045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4jVxAeMUOwrqfEnhsFEHuvPaDjPRXtIm-fX9OJo3gQaKxuaH_dY6izb4vAKiR8JvoKSlee-NvgiO2k4xs9XHo2q9KOpeSCj79pvVK1GEct0S9NEVv6zAnmNpDKMqE4h2s4ZArGoC9IMAQSik6osiaZVWLWovHKaKNkbf5lAml048UZD95MvLR7BS2ZQ/s4032/20230728_132721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4jVxAeMUOwrqfEnhsFEHuvPaDjPRXtIm-fX9OJo3gQaKxuaH_dY6izb4vAKiR8JvoKSlee-NvgiO2k4xs9XHo2q9KOpeSCj79pvVK1GEct0S9NEVv6zAnmNpDKMqE4h2s4ZArGoC9IMAQSik6osiaZVWLWovHKaKNkbf5lAml048UZD95MvLR7BS2ZQ/s320/20230728_132721.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGkhmOUKHTYLV6ouFOkKgEsBic0ANuf30oILWHocezKMxWggg9TOebs3tcouWMHkG2CoV4t0jLFZiRbcR4RZBU0j3RtB4PSQk6eo0Pkb57HOGUSqgPpYybsLxIAn_iu3T2SwtCwi2M9s-3hCEuMkAn9Li3BvbStZ2uxkKL_hwFQqmNRQHKp5zEOg6VNA/s4032/20230728_151821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGkhmOUKHTYLV6ouFOkKgEsBic0ANuf30oILWHocezKMxWggg9TOebs3tcouWMHkG2CoV4t0jLFZiRbcR4RZBU0j3RtB4PSQk6eo0Pkb57HOGUSqgPpYybsLxIAn_iu3T2SwtCwi2M9s-3hCEuMkAn9Li3BvbStZ2uxkKL_hwFQqmNRQHKp5zEOg6VNA/s320/20230728_151821.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEi4Ge1n60xv_5MAbW2OlQw9KpiSmo9O6YHmAxSY7JxINMQFY2EvMKGKx94iMj-ugSwWNID99Y1NBiGNtDayyPA1kPyAQjSc6-HcZYJGP03oVyAB5xKYzcGqXiusMeX67oiYXEZipqX7wpA5Eie4wBcpYzvWzam7QtX_avRnYJJF2AG_b834QdKca1zY/s4032/20230728_151841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEi4Ge1n60xv_5MAbW2OlQw9KpiSmo9O6YHmAxSY7JxINMQFY2EvMKGKx94iMj-ugSwWNID99Y1NBiGNtDayyPA1kPyAQjSc6-HcZYJGP03oVyAB5xKYzcGqXiusMeX67oiYXEZipqX7wpA5Eie4wBcpYzvWzam7QtX_avRnYJJF2AG_b834QdKca1zY/s320/20230728_151841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Gotham SSm A", "Gotham SSm B", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-30210000318501561012023-07-22T12:32:00.000+01:002023-07-22T12:32:34.131+01:00Scurr Hill (Balmerino)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 21 July 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where:</b> <b>Scurr Hill</b>, 104m/341', P 43m, Tump, OS 54/59, OS 368 251</p><p style="text-align: justify;">July is never a good hill walking month for me, there is usually a lot of humid weather which doesn't suit me and this July was no different. However today was nice, cool with only a small chance of a shower so I decided to bag another hill on my list- Scurr Hill at Balmerino on the south side of the Tay more or less opposite Dundee, seen here from the west.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYocBLVj4Gp0s74Gl_AyJ-SsIgfhMNgoZ23DmnO1N7K2pjJVtNTV637sdmiVTDIKSmyHVE3MwHOmgCY9LepPtUim_t5Tx861TEnpY4xKg-2mmiJxzYzNzSpr6JRVgLPGYDHIYv04aDLEDiJQ0I7aDkxYA-m58_uIQ7G5_aE_VWMHwsX3DfdAZ_3MEqDU/s3853/20230721_141222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="3853" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYocBLVj4Gp0s74Gl_AyJ-SsIgfhMNgoZ23DmnO1N7K2pjJVtNTV637sdmiVTDIKSmyHVE3MwHOmgCY9LepPtUim_t5Tx861TEnpY4xKg-2mmiJxzYzNzSpr6JRVgLPGYDHIYv04aDLEDiJQ0I7aDkxYA-m58_uIQ7G5_aE_VWMHwsX3DfdAZ_3MEqDU/s320/20230721_141222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I parked at the ruined Balmerino Abbey and walked down to the shore path, following it east until I found a rough path heading up the hill (just before leaving the forest area). Looking up the river from the shore path.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNjvxgmV5huBWWsw2ettNJlCYIHLz7FxYIxmTSfZfI6Wyqcb3g09qOrqI0GXDiMSi7Y8noNA6aHl8yftZoKnWyac5ufQhVwlVYPQii-x2OFMYF2CHnHVJNHprD_XldPOFVLpAVo5vGg3k9hDS-M_W1vaH0vwwrI_hT1Cq5MLjg4s3lJ6EGf7CHl07Cfk/s3896/20230721_112756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="3896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNjvxgmV5huBWWsw2ettNJlCYIHLz7FxYIxmTSfZfI6Wyqcb3g09qOrqI0GXDiMSi7Y8noNA6aHl8yftZoKnWyac5ufQhVwlVYPQii-x2OFMYF2CHnHVJNHprD_XldPOFVLpAVo5vGg3k9hDS-M_W1vaH0vwwrI_hT1Cq5MLjg4s3lJ6EGf7CHl07Cfk/s320/20230721_112756.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Being mid- summer, the vegetation was high and the views across the river from the path were only fleeting.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWmaZks_1yMuMGrTh76OZkZcy4r74ejiy45p0YxipiYrEHFcq2JcI3JiRWs9tv81nx2SVP9IlXzpz9UJX_F1mjVOxL0Y2yFEVlo-WuzG1Fb5wPNkQ-mccm8sz_VFxmjlWQpq8qn9iy0vRn_BGOimeKuI7NLqrVkWuwVnNsIKXxfDhw7xYHou-1cBzaaU/s4032/20230721_113542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWmaZks_1yMuMGrTh76OZkZcy4r74ejiy45p0YxipiYrEHFcq2JcI3JiRWs9tv81nx2SVP9IlXzpz9UJX_F1mjVOxL0Y2yFEVlo-WuzG1Fb5wPNkQ-mccm8sz_VFxmjlWQpq8qn9iy0vRn_BGOimeKuI7NLqrVkWuwVnNsIKXxfDhw7xYHou-1cBzaaU/s320/20230721_113542.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIMAECCmKz-uLTB8xrGKT2PHQC4zI_yIkgVCI__v-90rdsGJKglDt0e1QAVvsW2UDsV8tjKCCbXaNlHBBXuOtxr__eP6iEGs_1n4en6SSiajVou35ji-ka18lVrAEWCV9kyKlfkK9SueTpuwzU689TSfFU5JzY6H1VudC-CR-J6wu_G5N3hoaBTk6hUQ/s3896/20230721_114402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="3896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIMAECCmKz-uLTB8xrGKT2PHQC4zI_yIkgVCI__v-90rdsGJKglDt0e1QAVvsW2UDsV8tjKCCbXaNlHBBXuOtxr__eP6iEGs_1n4en6SSiajVou35ji-ka18lVrAEWCV9kyKlfkK9SueTpuwzU689TSfFU5JzY6H1VudC-CR-J6wu_G5N3hoaBTk6hUQ/s320/20230721_114402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The hillside was all thick grass, bushes and nettles (another reason not to climb hills in summer) so I was pleased to see that the path up the hill was distinct.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0UM8tir0-TBsHMwbZ8J9rLTIuFP76LlHx284dQYr12uwvO_Ed6s-qZRSIAYIE1M01E91tUdDlhJU3eMEJcS6yzneV11HhTJ49LpQReLkPi7XAvVXEN1WNxIAWtQYO8ooJk1sQmbkagTgt653yYs5Y3aydpjQmUxvGYuODLq1HkMPeEU2FnrRFrHit74/s4032/20230721_123542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0UM8tir0-TBsHMwbZ8J9rLTIuFP76LlHx284dQYr12uwvO_Ed6s-qZRSIAYIE1M01E91tUdDlhJU3eMEJcS6yzneV11HhTJ49LpQReLkPi7XAvVXEN1WNxIAWtQYO8ooJk1sQmbkagTgt653yYs5Y3aydpjQmUxvGYuODLq1HkMPeEU2FnrRFrHit74/s320/20230721_123542.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking back down the path to the river and across to Dundee.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSEOSdfKZVpbnhHUVjy1Gc6q4QxFLCZZotaPWQNwXl3yOML7g2hi3rjEAha-CImFLr_izLwGfFXxbJTqHZrdrZFBv60jSupnoq4dafJ0pEDdJX4BPRuFadc82NhiDJnSJ8ZROWJ3PtDxVNKOsdUO-n5IQYZPQP0f5RIzDnjae3ewfV33lEVHpnCXF2xA/s4032/20230721_120327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSEOSdfKZVpbnhHUVjy1Gc6q4QxFLCZZotaPWQNwXl3yOML7g2hi3rjEAha-CImFLr_izLwGfFXxbJTqHZrdrZFBv60jSupnoq4dafJ0pEDdJX4BPRuFadc82NhiDJnSJ8ZROWJ3PtDxVNKOsdUO-n5IQYZPQP0f5RIzDnjae3ewfV33lEVHpnCXF2xA/s320/20230721_120327.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Once on the ridge, there were a number of paths to choose from and the trees were well spaced. The summit was a bit indistinct but I reckoned that it was beside some boulders. It was also right at the edge of the trees and there was a great view west up the river.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv_ETDrPzRCWCsnmPuPo4X-JonHp6Pr7QfH4fmy4WcoE1WT0PwcX2Fayu9tVtDOwr81XfdNplIeBK7G4CzazktrWrRrkdDH7d9VazYNs-9YLih0VPLF_jULXkTBp4mQbWg04LkIAATf-Z8z_maXuRr0pD4pN8cxjKsU--8SMyoXbRfUdqGpV0qZerpT0/s3771/20230721_121856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="3771" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv_ETDrPzRCWCsnmPuPo4X-JonHp6Pr7QfH4fmy4WcoE1WT0PwcX2Fayu9tVtDOwr81XfdNplIeBK7G4CzazktrWrRrkdDH7d9VazYNs-9YLih0VPLF_jULXkTBp4mQbWg04LkIAATf-Z8z_maXuRr0pD4pN8cxjKsU--8SMyoXbRfUdqGpV0qZerpT0/s320/20230721_121856.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCOLQF4rCk_zoCJyakeyy7dxizJY8bGQ-oe7sIUsysdhin5TowtrdbSarc6LBi1Yr8gmg6XVNWCj8iR6v_vZPOJM300_7ViyB-mSUR2wl7nCQ9vpMYNMqFm5afywNLUk3JN6mqymTxGXluZMKBohV4fKItfevGw1y1WZtKHPxfEVE0r38-mcr5AXV-Lo/s4032/20230721_121523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCOLQF4rCk_zoCJyakeyy7dxizJY8bGQ-oe7sIUsysdhin5TowtrdbSarc6LBi1Yr8gmg6XVNWCj8iR6v_vZPOJM300_7ViyB-mSUR2wl7nCQ9vpMYNMqFm5afywNLUk3JN6mqymTxGXluZMKBohV4fKItfevGw1y1WZtKHPxfEVE0r38-mcr5AXV-Lo/s320/20230721_121523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I returned by the same route and back at the car had a look at the ruined Abbey which was a bit unkempt.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboOQMvTR0721tKJHvS6AE1QarIXBrbh1a_PX3qJulWfoxTWXZX8kcInY7a7DSVYJb55o7u_NcUC5Kzd-H6HWY30GCIoCjHPXb2lD7SJ4kdMPCDBlTPz1hCLC-OLyUHMqKp0DIjsyGV4WeFSUtC5XrL5aW-lEbgZx3E030IyRZUA9CKGVbs8x5ILP6kQU/s4032/20230721_135119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboOQMvTR0721tKJHvS6AE1QarIXBrbh1a_PX3qJulWfoxTWXZX8kcInY7a7DSVYJb55o7u_NcUC5Kzd-H6HWY30GCIoCjHPXb2lD7SJ4kdMPCDBlTPz1hCLC-OLyUHMqKp0DIjsyGV4WeFSUtC5XrL5aW-lEbgZx3E030IyRZUA9CKGVbs8x5ILP6kQU/s320/20230721_135119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">An excellent day out.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-79393155730084983132023-06-23T14:53:00.000+01:002023-06-23T14:53:08.999+01:00Kilpatrick Braes: Middle Duncolm and Fynloch Hill<p style="text-align: justify;"> 22 June 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Middle Duncolm</b>, 393m/1,289', P 30m, Tump, OS 64, NS 467 771 and <b>Fynloch Hill</b>, 400m/1,312', P 46m, Tump, OS 64, NS 461 770</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The very high temperatures and humidity which we had been enduring recently had eased slightly so I decided to do two of the Kilpatrick Hills Tumps which I had not yet done. I parked in Old Kilpatrick and followed the road/track up to Loch Humphrey, a bit of a slog if I am to be honest. It does however provide excellent views down to the Erskine bridge and Glasgow/Paisley and down the Clyde towards Greenock and the Cowal hills beyond. I took photos both on the way up and when I was coming back down.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePuIJ-ATfeQ8JkTEOJO0secEyhN_RtBrVqtvnvuuoBRiun5i7NIF1w50BQ-aSMAr_Mg7c6xAlq5-dalF7lWwVOI_KwuMnNpTRxyL50zXVkkpFGNTK7Pm4W00Dudm0FWNonjzIb5-N7ZTcY2NQQ-0XkhyDtSTR6uI_BylkG98GYNOnt7LyhGHMPHhhCP4/s4032/20230622_105341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePuIJ-ATfeQ8JkTEOJO0secEyhN_RtBrVqtvnvuuoBRiun5i7NIF1w50BQ-aSMAr_Mg7c6xAlq5-dalF7lWwVOI_KwuMnNpTRxyL50zXVkkpFGNTK7Pm4W00Dudm0FWNonjzIb5-N7ZTcY2NQQ-0XkhyDtSTR6uI_BylkG98GYNOnt7LyhGHMPHhhCP4/s320/20230622_105341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILvyzp5fAE6mP8XfYiRj77TKhoW3erKr3tbsr3UDYQrpcP8BVqk4ADRRt2NJkr2rJO7wUaE4BSn4Hn8wKMtYm8cCWsgee2Ej_DOMeZwQj5Q-vludS_cXL7OeNsLHfz3TqubOh8n_g10arYsJ59FWkeNjYu3D5Xwn4OxbHAPWTY2-404yStpVjMpVnKxk/s3807/20230622_141615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFRJyUAyx7rR-8_nif2f-PY7qLJKfWScRnJ3eZ8PYF4kQ_WZgwKjPqfjj4PPFg6CZ7HajVctpeT0KbveLL14LrNYC2kuzdyheKNoBGySuFx4k2oq5PxeXLpzm3my0FLXlBLEUJF2JUWaDMGwf5TnTOAy8K6DY-rPicirtvUJl_UT5pR9T2WP7hCEbMh8/s3684/20230622_142534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="3684" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFRJyUAyx7rR-8_nif2f-PY7qLJKfWScRnJ3eZ8PYF4kQ_WZgwKjPqfjj4PPFg6CZ7HajVctpeT0KbveLL14LrNYC2kuzdyheKNoBGySuFx4k2oq5PxeXLpzm3my0FLXlBLEUJF2JUWaDMGwf5TnTOAy8K6DY-rPicirtvUJl_UT5pR9T2WP7hCEbMh8/s320/20230622_142534.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After passing the loch, the track becomes a good path and the hills come into view.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeiIbn9TcGXmVSX56UwYSMvivuW1a1jUulgRjcYpkmywNIWvqhY5f4XjhhsnsuB7mvrIOLK9N0KMjhjsvMY8xAF6naFA-2Apge32YR8IqoHnf5NRxaGOo9uSeyVwnuhwrJvEdlaJxEJ7iL22aIsCJtLgL-c-I1jmujK3sMCTIrY6jcUu-pYGRt0g65ZI/s4032/20230622_112009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv33xzWjSDREqa6FTN81UIMLyVb3GbdwqD0KjN6nc2O4ZGUIve4j-ROeNi2uvUZKtyeahVn30Mn4Urc-YhovXwYHCRGcf6lkZ1I-0AkNuEX3sgXN-XjDSGMj5yPA28RrQ61deL6NPmtHR4RL7jXjFnxUeXBbnOpdJzd3G3a2a6DB588vlenLvZNFegpEk/s4032/20230622_120002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv33xzWjSDREqa6FTN81UIMLyVb3GbdwqD0KjN6nc2O4ZGUIve4j-ROeNi2uvUZKtyeahVn30Mn4Urc-YhovXwYHCRGcf6lkZ1I-0AkNuEX3sgXN-XjDSGMj5yPA28RrQ61deL6NPmtHR4RL7jXjFnxUeXBbnOpdJzd3G3a2a6DB588vlenLvZNFegpEk/s320/20230622_120002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I went to Middle Duncolm first, confirming as I did that when I climbed the Marilyn, Duncolm, many years ago, I had not climbed this one en route. The high point is unmarked and there was a view of the highland hills from it.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimK09_Pff6crp_6xq3h0uXAjhKJ-jDAZ7kBRxWHFysDjSpE-W2h8rphPu7KcDjSwbNILOZBW-maLMzueymNPQyIzdlxBfWCdP3pRuHSrlzYKIjf9yVJUmNl4nJDbYF4BQB9NHoDigQOeNJn3odHdOLvfjfVyFgzhTDQPbCIJYaNZKEaZiu-99TSxI3Mbo/s4032/20230622_121424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimK09_Pff6crp_6xq3h0uXAjhKJ-jDAZ7kBRxWHFysDjSpE-W2h8rphPu7KcDjSwbNILOZBW-maLMzueymNPQyIzdlxBfWCdP3pRuHSrlzYKIjf9yVJUmNl4nJDbYF4BQB9NHoDigQOeNJn3odHdOLvfjfVyFgzhTDQPbCIJYaNZKEaZiu-99TSxI3Mbo/s320/20230622_121424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Duncolm from Middle Duncolm.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb7vxNgl4NXkXqvE9mw6ZBI5yCXY6O5qq_hTpLMUrtW4e8_OZjPz6nDGjepB--8I8tgtQBYFZOq6gABagfpP7R8ESnuLaHbdN4qCyUsxhFaiUYewfRDtjydRu_hLO-Oc-sPqjs2o3nOEqbpOsYWoOc5FtGBpfol_lo1TcYn94FdwkBWHWdmDJmYLavXE/s4032/20230622_121432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb7vxNgl4NXkXqvE9mw6ZBI5yCXY6O5qq_hTpLMUrtW4e8_OZjPz6nDGjepB--8I8tgtQBYFZOq6gABagfpP7R8ESnuLaHbdN4qCyUsxhFaiUYewfRDtjydRu_hLO-Oc-sPqjs2o3nOEqbpOsYWoOc5FtGBpfol_lo1TcYn94FdwkBWHWdmDJmYLavXE/s320/20230622_121432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Fynloch Hill was close by and I found a path on it, albeit on the way down.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgoTdUp5a76cZ0JySVqQPCZ0QD_kUDT7Zl5zmvPDSoiJt3lujzzT2guqoaTJYtfQBDmy0clwtb8tEhk274cH0Pl47AetkLEPBboTfSD5oujJ6Jf1_8UW8M20YM-0g25MqySgnWG2YG60NY1UI00TGvCLdF-TWMww1Qodg6kwG8Rt7Wjl8bzlZT1mwlLk/s4032/20230622_120010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgoTdUp5a76cZ0JySVqQPCZ0QD_kUDT7Zl5zmvPDSoiJt3lujzzT2guqoaTJYtfQBDmy0clwtb8tEhk274cH0Pl47AetkLEPBboTfSD5oujJ6Jf1_8UW8M20YM-0g25MqySgnWG2YG60NY1UI00TGvCLdF-TWMww1Qodg6kwG8Rt7Wjl8bzlZT1mwlLk/s320/20230622_120010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This insignificant hill was a much better viewpoint. Looking over the Fyn Loch to Loch Lomond and the Munros/Corbetts of the Southern Highlands.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbeJ0Nf7p-t83z86iD8Qoy3fVuNuWgw-jCN2kdOHPu67qHOxhcY3c6E6TSpSoKfzoKkRniO5lb4x7Dv1oDvlicBGihT2mfSgr_4Xi2PyUIskFPdB57T_Q-J4yIRS87XKEJNqri7FI5nhURKDp2O4kFVW0IQuy798QCLOkdhXwp2zMwet2TIkyISgkB_U/s3891/20230622_125258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2189" data-original-width="3891" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbeJ0Nf7p-t83z86iD8Qoy3fVuNuWgw-jCN2kdOHPu67qHOxhcY3c6E6TSpSoKfzoKkRniO5lb4x7Dv1oDvlicBGihT2mfSgr_4Xi2PyUIskFPdB57T_Q-J4yIRS87XKEJNqri7FI5nhURKDp2O4kFVW0IQuy798QCLOkdhXwp2zMwet2TIkyISgkB_U/s320/20230622_125258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">East over Duncolm to the Campsie Fells.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9vZs9jMYZ_8fmKctsaCBtaeZU3cCWah39SZm4p0DHLdkurqFISkCYvyyaptaH63-86Qs9TAqWm7v9ZFoXSTdlZqtEbvM8KD_Ba1J_5a3mGvKsTHsxq1c73lKzZQPqdctpmzaZEpLsECo_oO8Q4xrEQlcAw6A4JB04Fokrkaqf2IH0u7MSBXzXFc11aY/s4032/20230622_125421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9vZs9jMYZ_8fmKctsaCBtaeZU3cCWah39SZm4p0DHLdkurqFISkCYvyyaptaH63-86Qs9TAqWm7v9ZFoXSTdlZqtEbvM8KD_Ba1J_5a3mGvKsTHsxq1c73lKzZQPqdctpmzaZEpLsECo_oO8Q4xrEQlcAw6A4JB04Fokrkaqf2IH0u7MSBXzXFc11aY/s320/20230622_125421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The day had warmed up considerably and I was starting to struggle, albeit it was mostly downhill now. I have had a sore back for a few weeks and that was affecting my legs. I was very glad to get back to the car park in Old Kilpatrick. Another visit to the physio coming up I think.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-3843144601863879042023-06-09T10:04:00.001+01:002023-06-09T10:04:09.122+01:00Glengaber Hill (Wanlockhead)<p style="text-align: justify;">6 June 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Glengaber Hill</b>, 515m/1,690', P 40m, Tump, OS 71/78, NS 848 138 </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another visit to Wanlockhead and the excellent Lowther Hills. I was able to drive to and park at the end of the metalled road which went north from the village and which passed a number of old mine workings. This is now the route of the Southern Upland Way and a good path continued to within a few hundred metres of the top of Glengaber Hill, which is unmarked. The hill from the parking area.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsz1MBfIjkOVKaydra8C5jqvIESrhuTgLI1O126ieBWqdjhe-kOyOco-Q3pbX8iYXkZx-Zunrk2HGAd7VOh1sJWfnBcV_RqnhJbmmkBwv7rgR5VaRGZgPjIdX7NgZGfSE0n54tqpcm58uQUUflxWJrP3E5p_AfHBay301nUVKqvP9r5tSx9r4M_nf/s4032/20230606_115042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsz1MBfIjkOVKaydra8C5jqvIESrhuTgLI1O126ieBWqdjhe-kOyOco-Q3pbX8iYXkZx-Zunrk2HGAd7VOh1sJWfnBcV_RqnhJbmmkBwv7rgR5VaRGZgPjIdX7NgZGfSE0n54tqpcm58uQUUflxWJrP3E5p_AfHBay301nUVKqvP9r5tSx9r4M_nf/s320/20230606_115042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">From the SUW looking east to Tinto.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwsBuRMFd5ABw-i4DoN6domeSxUNxqMfVcw2Jce9vPmeAsqiRZnD4_PKolmrlnXChLSF_k5NT2z3JFBBoNvheolcgaDtjKj7Uh0cFyQ-9rFIvQNgD_ywpI4Qx9fOgnHWh3ZNugKd9lpKbdYMBWQR5BfWtrLgiAyrvfUvRWsAmegybeZO-bj5rls01/s4032/20230606_124353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwsBuRMFd5ABw-i4DoN6domeSxUNxqMfVcw2Jce9vPmeAsqiRZnD4_PKolmrlnXChLSF_k5NT2z3JFBBoNvheolcgaDtjKj7Uh0cFyQ-9rFIvQNgD_ywpI4Qx9fOgnHWh3ZNugKd9lpKbdYMBWQR5BfWtrLgiAyrvfUvRWsAmegybeZO-bj5rls01/s320/20230606_124353.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The summit looking over Stood Hill to the main Lowther Hills.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkYkbUObfeYMcc0quBgMDZ1NH00Ur1jVuhFxZHMZUlW5ndUGcnTWpPQpm3dJ4LIe9d8TmQUeameUU1e7SiMa5Y7xJwVon4YdBM1pHNwVc_rAVxx6d4lnsH2SrfQyDIX9pWj8Q_r2QfthkKjFpYMC9i7uri6PCud192un4od4IltzEyIg_ZqQRSDVb/s4032/20230606_131228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkYkbUObfeYMcc0quBgMDZ1NH00Ur1jVuhFxZHMZUlW5ndUGcnTWpPQpm3dJ4LIe9d8TmQUeameUU1e7SiMa5Y7xJwVon4YdBM1pHNwVc_rAVxx6d4lnsH2SrfQyDIX9pWj8Q_r2QfthkKjFpYMC9i7uri6PCud192un4od4IltzEyIg_ZqQRSDVb/s320/20230606_131228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Wanlockhead village from the summit.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTbb3_gM-AS8FjH05noYvAJi6TGzZO5ma4L68YZBVB77ToECCJ97os7B-pTnS_E_0xsgf_niArwDR0QafElAJJgFbgyxdXyjQzWErTK0jw_uZiStgDt4YLNjYFNuo7IxBvjh27A5Znc6NvKBWmDR0soAOOB4HMeO5r4Ez6wvLzzUNZP4O6WHkXWIf/s320/20230606_142623.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-51107520860706072232023-06-08T10:56:00.003+01:002023-06-08T10:56:58.867+01:00The Point, Isle of Lismore<p style="text-align: justify;"> 1 June 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where:</b> The Point (Isle of Lismore), 51m/167', P 34m, Tump, OS 49, NM 893 462</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was heading home and drove to Port Appin to catch the passenger ferry to the Isle of Lismore, an island I had not been to before. Port Appin pier and the ferry.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho59kDeBDHSLB9yeRfFrWCWyzWEDVqa3PYEPG9ibQJn1cW0eDM2TtlbS0_ggN_EnJQ_ofxkxX3PA0shStnUMhpWtHl4X1q_yFUb05wR9BWkQT7lZiy4XLNJG47fDQTMNBmnD0WJYlkJnhVdVX1GJnSdqEMM2-YGRUiTqtzCf21r8e-QilhdTWZEiW7/s4032/20230601_084849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho59kDeBDHSLB9yeRfFrWCWyzWEDVqa3PYEPG9ibQJn1cW0eDM2TtlbS0_ggN_EnJQ_ofxkxX3PA0shStnUMhpWtHl4X1q_yFUb05wR9BWkQT7lZiy4XLNJG47fDQTMNBmnD0WJYlkJnhVdVX1GJnSdqEMM2-YGRUiTqtzCf21r8e-QilhdTWZEiW7/s320/20230601_084849.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_TPPyAIy7aPPiXmlFWh5aNv8N8RBXVLWolcPH1lG-m67dkN1U7ysOMeBQFp_LTnULmxi4GnvGgMOYflSGDN2UmUbPhaE3VfRNL0sQLzqnGYwEJ3h5qd923xvSfw17jaXGJIOJDvVj1ybObEtPvvgJ20o2YMtNHk-kXp_kxPyh3SwI3i9HFXhCpDu/s4032/20230601_085223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_TPPyAIy7aPPiXmlFWh5aNv8N8RBXVLWolcPH1lG-m67dkN1U7ysOMeBQFp_LTnULmxi4GnvGgMOYflSGDN2UmUbPhaE3VfRNL0sQLzqnGYwEJ3h5qd923xvSfw17jaXGJIOJDvVj1ybObEtPvvgJ20o2YMtNHk-kXp_kxPyh3SwI3i9HFXhCpDu/s320/20230601_085223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A former telephone box on the island side had been converted into an information point and it also sold some souvenirs, with an honesty box to leave your payment.....</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBrEk7iewScuCXzuORVLIL8VHRCquCwHg3mPhfqNYk6LswUghcvR7hM8x_lvupDg3BQhFHH3jteo1zCDDCVLSGCzJouGTXfEHXv39_t9cQmL8jj3qgze6dae2zrhhOb7Rb_5csL_ZKW1Mp0a9GEjc0Oo9NGxoiv2SxV6vI05rb9NhWoaTYx0Ts1G4/s4032/20230601_094518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBrEk7iewScuCXzuORVLIL8VHRCquCwHg3mPhfqNYk6LswUghcvR7hM8x_lvupDg3BQhFHH3jteo1zCDDCVLSGCzJouGTXfEHXv39_t9cQmL8jj3qgze6dae2zrhhOb7Rb_5csL_ZKW1Mp0a9GEjc0Oo9NGxoiv2SxV6vI05rb9NhWoaTYx0Ts1G4/s320/20230601_094518.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The island's northerly Tump, The Point, rises above the pier and it was a matter of minutes to make my way to the summit, where I found a queue of other Tumpers wanting to visit the cairn.....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpeYZfrA22GN9KhGwiBTvvxOARltrs0fK_TEqjMhCRU_GxEkrGNS-gk6F8ev2ESciT7zKm2-HDb1BtkFt6ciVFFx3W9Aa2nc9qZJh1r1vDSvqcAoFWDOcQv31j1rmUXA-pQJvs9D9XzcvN1dpwVg6TqEKxPEsRQX-_U1yAPAK9Ok1xXVE0Yva08pi/s4032/20230601_092800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpeYZfrA22GN9KhGwiBTvvxOARltrs0fK_TEqjMhCRU_GxEkrGNS-gk6F8ev2ESciT7zKm2-HDb1BtkFt6ciVFFx3W9Aa2nc9qZJh1r1vDSvqcAoFWDOcQv31j1rmUXA-pQJvs9D9XzcvN1dpwVg6TqEKxPEsRQX-_U1yAPAK9Ok1xXVE0Yva08pi/s320/20230601_092800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a wonderful viewpoint. The views of Eigg and Rum which I had been seeing the last two days were replaced with an array of peaks of which the Corbetts Fuar Bheinn and Creach Bheinn in Ardgour were the most prominent. Memories of a tough round of Glen Galmadale many years ago....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXTCwvyE4Cn13AuRJFPAo6_RRn2dNl4fIsIwMQMVo8NcAWBydWKqM-mZA5VQgm42abuhcCviqsBUbQPmRtK3iSMSepbBqAiyj8SiHXr1gCeXpKSNwUexwZh8aXbQsIsvqQSff3lEVuyJnbAYHwGj0m2gA9RHFMuTEEaHeMkZrDdxDhGQAamX5n6Xw/s3891/20230601_092255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2189" data-original-width="3891" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXTCwvyE4Cn13AuRJFPAo6_RRn2dNl4fIsIwMQMVo8NcAWBydWKqM-mZA5VQgm42abuhcCviqsBUbQPmRtK3iSMSepbBqAiyj8SiHXr1gCeXpKSNwUexwZh8aXbQsIsvqQSff3lEVuyJnbAYHwGj0m2gA9RHFMuTEEaHeMkZrDdxDhGQAamX5n6Xw/s320/20230601_092255.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUrGXe54b8Pdt_Ac5Uj1xQPnpYwqLINhgAR-Qm-0LJJcWcBdjQUGFvdEPunUGNuBv7mZs4J024GYU5qW7W0LCMmfUemnmi8oXNH_Ujs_NWtiymXDVxbrhMkq5-B7eObzGp7q3QMhqMvfJ1RdjWz3AhfXUtYjokXuf4oxLMJxC4JtE1U9gO7gL621o/s4032/20230601_093020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUrGXe54b8Pdt_Ac5Uj1xQPnpYwqLINhgAR-Qm-0LJJcWcBdjQUGFvdEPunUGNuBv7mZs4J024GYU5qW7W0LCMmfUemnmi8oXNH_Ujs_NWtiymXDVxbrhMkq5-B7eObzGp7q3QMhqMvfJ1RdjWz3AhfXUtYjokXuf4oxLMJxC4JtE1U9gO7gL621o/s320/20230601_093020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The view south down the island, which is mainly agricultural.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBL7Nvckn2F8dkkQfuZaRmR7JOdp7my8bxyDED94UVHXp1SAZRWNuKkKVtoDbKZTm9pq4TT8pwt27J3quzCIb4_GSlRiooPEZ7WKrKjanlyDGt3L98buXvDJrCZz24b06UMtahDi1kcxJLWRQIW9xLc0wgbVMgcYkGtcjzpOmKI1tt8TfDzNRLlnD/s4032/20230601_092537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBL7Nvckn2F8dkkQfuZaRmR7JOdp7my8bxyDED94UVHXp1SAZRWNuKkKVtoDbKZTm9pq4TT8pwt27J3quzCIb4_GSlRiooPEZ7WKrKjanlyDGt3L98buXvDJrCZz24b06UMtahDi1kcxJLWRQIW9xLc0wgbVMgcYkGtcjzpOmKI1tt8TfDzNRLlnD/s320/20230601_092537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">and north up Loch Linnhe.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGno3E4cLnXt6LsS_CIZoto6qdu16Lt60xSTOSDcLN5RW6GK7GNOVBUtcuSqY-16EfbskzRzCBeUqShVjJ9sa15xq49KH_s2XpapJUpywHlCjmAa4CYV6OicOeEm6j9X83-9xm8vX2FuDPSJiZf8eYVXmK4vC2yU6McQVcVfVX0yOgkcN03QTAu5uF/s4032/20230601_093016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGno3E4cLnXt6LsS_CIZoto6qdu16Lt60xSTOSDcLN5RW6GK7GNOVBUtcuSqY-16EfbskzRzCBeUqShVjJ9sa15xq49KH_s2XpapJUpywHlCjmAa4CYV6OicOeEm6j9X83-9xm8vX2FuDPSJiZf8eYVXmK4vC2yU6McQVcVfVX0yOgkcN03QTAu5uF/s320/20230601_093016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I dropped back down to the road and walked a couple of miles to the houses at Port Ramsay, which is situated on the west side of the island.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOw0hgjgaYQjxW-HtuZcPkg7RVsJalkBUWOXhQEBLD0vnGc13ux2BKNR2kDHODsG91lDHFgc6MsecSRy6RbU2Mna2FTQT_A627ZrIOQLHVtxddpeQLpvlFJMZQiWwkp1Kdr18OicXDUYPrkCZxgR6P_YS4kErTbqeUSoOq2SwuQqFxfkbJRCWnmmE/s4032/20230601_105334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOw0hgjgaYQjxW-HtuZcPkg7RVsJalkBUWOXhQEBLD0vnGc13ux2BKNR2kDHODsG91lDHFgc6MsecSRy6RbU2Mna2FTQT_A627ZrIOQLHVtxddpeQLpvlFJMZQiWwkp1Kdr18OicXDUYPrkCZxgR6P_YS4kErTbqeUSoOq2SwuQqFxfkbJRCWnmmE/s320/20230601_105334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The Glen Galmadale hills from Port Ramsay.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOKQFOcBiKYUw8kWW4HRwkCUKsuUqTxK2X0FcIt9FAV-3YZM9UFjYnzAdyBETa7mpkAae-NLBaVje3Ze-PouGG7I5WCrMU66IwDsw7DCEA4VaWeL8UIoIFkRpNAKfnmt1CplywIBdztpE2eWXzARl4WoX-ljKA4LFVg_n2ZT6FcqQkPrYaTFaAXTg/s4032/20230601_104312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOKQFOcBiKYUw8kWW4HRwkCUKsuUqTxK2X0FcIt9FAV-3YZM9UFjYnzAdyBETa7mpkAae-NLBaVje3Ze-PouGG7I5WCrMU66IwDsw7DCEA4VaWeL8UIoIFkRpNAKfnmt1CplywIBdztpE2eWXzARl4WoX-ljKA4LFVg_n2ZT6FcqQkPrYaTFaAXTg/s320/20230601_104312.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then backtracked to the other side of the island and made my way back to the pier. The view north from here was to the Glen Etive hills.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBrmIV201aLON_OvU1Xp6ki6i0rkPJkwHs12skxyxM-0GFEaH7z_6K_sdkS7lyzMT_zyzdHdbDcGSuza8Mo-t6zgY2zpneu4ITO5w1U5dZhlmTly-u_934FDXLuX_ugXm6Z5m5wCQ_Sr_sVpI49cXwj1OSnmBuRpLGWSUCT5KGGNGmmMPOoPbOTCP/s4032/20230601_112145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBrmIV201aLON_OvU1Xp6ki6i0rkPJkwHs12skxyxM-0GFEaH7z_6K_sdkS7lyzMT_zyzdHdbDcGSuza8Mo-t6zgY2zpneu4ITO5w1U5dZhlmTly-u_934FDXLuX_ugXm6Z5m5wCQ_Sr_sVpI49cXwj1OSnmBuRpLGWSUCT5KGGNGmmMPOoPbOTCP/s320/20230601_112145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">and in the distance, the Vair pair.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij40HhT_2R90Cdg0d3DwUB6L-tPXD_gDBAtqsDNcXZEn__lCCi94N6Zzkm2gBnsI-DA_Y-Qx6ldz10rS58TAw_lYmJOg1KRbH5iZvOXILfEFrmZqXRRdGnCbr4k4lNJKKtPryOE-tklsI9_PvujXkLy_EXoOXrVTurzlgQrdDBr3RjiJykzYQetQfY/s4032/20230601_114219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij40HhT_2R90Cdg0d3DwUB6L-tPXD_gDBAtqsDNcXZEn__lCCi94N6Zzkm2gBnsI-DA_Y-Qx6ldz10rS58TAw_lYmJOg1KRbH5iZvOXILfEFrmZqXRRdGnCbr4k4lNJKKtPryOE-tklsI9_PvujXkLy_EXoOXrVTurzlgQrdDBr3RjiJykzYQetQfY/s320/20230601_114219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">And then it was time for the boat back to Port Appin, stopping there for a cup of tea and a scone before the drive home.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqLFzGYzb6XdBogx8sywHW5lgim6qPKfAx9cY-q-5Y9p9DVaUDHaZhS6AUuHfix1_HIEmCh3jVjJ2WkOY3p45__HFd_z7QQVpWaLMZi1bN5lD_3O8LhZtTc4BQjSsDrsRs1-2CzGBKWK_zqTZUWL1TGaxyKOQLfz6n1S0DpxoYrHOUXwHXJ9yue5Q/s4032/20230601_120935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqLFzGYzb6XdBogx8sywHW5lgim6qPKfAx9cY-q-5Y9p9DVaUDHaZhS6AUuHfix1_HIEmCh3jVjJ2WkOY3p45__HFd_z7QQVpWaLMZi1bN5lD_3O8LhZtTc4BQjSsDrsRs1-2CzGBKWK_zqTZUWL1TGaxyKOQLfz6n1S0DpxoYrHOUXwHXJ9yue5Q/s320/20230601_120935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jSzpZ52CqVVEpdLQHXzxE8BC5cF857mVwGh2KamjCEP9HdsRMBPWXTg7RCUPOIDHfno3UR7vqrnlKAzwmq6b1AjSCXWD4vbuDlkNYouPcuz8mRNzph9LqQTgPelLTozqZRejzBdqgos5gYlTgNLbo5aFKaY0cUxUSOVzO0AcMJrQyfwo0Qm41eP7/s4032/20230601_121836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jSzpZ52CqVVEpdLQHXzxE8BC5cF857mVwGh2KamjCEP9HdsRMBPWXTg7RCUPOIDHfno3UR7vqrnlKAzwmq6b1AjSCXWD4vbuDlkNYouPcuz8mRNzph9LqQTgPelLTozqZRejzBdqgos5gYlTgNLbo5aFKaY0cUxUSOVzO0AcMJrQyfwo0Qm41eP7/s320/20230601_121836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It had been an excellent walk, although short as I had a fair way still to travel to get home. Well worth a revisit some day soon to see the rest of the island.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-44641041472295247432023-06-05T11:52:00.001+01:002023-06-05T11:52:19.778+01:00Sgurr Finnisg-aig (Nevis Range)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 31 May 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: Sgurr Finnisg-aig, 663m/2174', P37m, Tump, OS 41, NN 189 762</p><p style="text-align: justify;">An easy day today- up the Gondola at Nevis Range and walk firstly to the Tump, Sgurr Finnisg-aig and then the viewpoint of Meall Beag, both on good paths. First trip on the Gondola, although I think that I once went up on a previous chair lift. Nice and cool at 2,000' and as I went in the morning I missed the worst of the crowds. It certainly got busy from about lunch time onwards. Sgurr Finnisg-aig and a Gondola car from the Nevis Range car park.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2-OMxMWqsXHqZqq2mr0xqoQQ7I6-rLg9a89KbsMjv6vEwzs8z3wVM16mmTycTvuiHtsU6tg93gBhYjD0bLYhciA_cHNNihVuB6eCPlpILofsXcq1qwdWQFIOmkMU5Sth4sGMQzPv7hUttmJhH8onGBoFXHrOc8c5z3mHgaCi-cQ3tXG-GwcEQQDo/s4032/20230531_134420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2-OMxMWqsXHqZqq2mr0xqoQQ7I6-rLg9a89KbsMjv6vEwzs8z3wVM16mmTycTvuiHtsU6tg93gBhYjD0bLYhciA_cHNNihVuB6eCPlpILofsXcq1qwdWQFIOmkMU5Sth4sGMQzPv7hUttmJhH8onGBoFXHrOc8c5z3mHgaCi-cQ3tXG-GwcEQQDo/s320/20230531_134420.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Going up.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI6q5ADE-6Qt3FyAxY5gdMYG_mmQR-HZkXM1lbLc_0IG13ukTFz8qfup6fyJPtx5P1vyF9n276kbMwyYXLSgReUbpQJIIq7clL-zx6_Em-5z5K9mRLl9EvV5vegXg9V5Uf5x8vMzk3Zh2TQBQL2s4pc-1Ny6eopxOsbJ__GtKcD8F_RvIvalSTvwZ/s4032/20230531_101057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI6q5ADE-6Qt3FyAxY5gdMYG_mmQR-HZkXM1lbLc_0IG13ukTFz8qfup6fyJPtx5P1vyF9n276kbMwyYXLSgReUbpQJIIq7clL-zx6_Em-5z5K9mRLl9EvV5vegXg9V5Uf5x8vMzk3Zh2TQBQL2s4pc-1Ny6eopxOsbJ__GtKcD8F_RvIvalSTvwZ/s320/20230531_101057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Sgurr Finnisg-aig from the upper station.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGx8pUYAue94i746G9PbhCV4QkjY5x9oSKtgPhLJcsO8bSh9IWD2MUwyQsp7DcP0HubPR69sHMo88iHkSTL35rS0zTWBOQgtr2bj5I06UqJ0SvmfqXgY4wUEMHMAsKRw0GS1M7ioPgfYFmiR4daaIHbHyX7Do58iUtMEozKtuiRjdjQBjcffBpSQml/s4032/20230531_102305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGx8pUYAue94i746G9PbhCV4QkjY5x9oSKtgPhLJcsO8bSh9IWD2MUwyQsp7DcP0HubPR69sHMo88iHkSTL35rS0zTWBOQgtr2bj5I06UqJ0SvmfqXgY4wUEMHMAsKRw0GS1M7ioPgfYFmiR4daaIHbHyX7Do58iUtMEozKtuiRjdjQBjcffBpSQml/s320/20230531_102305.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Summit rock.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMC0uKO-ojKFnG4FBTayt9Za2HdBGyjblkjTBy5KFXEg2PD7lFMbfmvgASlBI37ZeY8LJxjKDoF0_3nx_MnRh9s-YTonlgwwz0KDUyeW8pDQFJ3-tfTfr6SWVgQSIQRby3vpjveRlUfkywnIUNEQtAHEcL96O6o4OI9Q5_Lxv-bOEJuLwiBeBG3iq/s4032/20230531_103854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMC0uKO-ojKFnG4FBTayt9Za2HdBGyjblkjTBy5KFXEg2PD7lFMbfmvgASlBI37ZeY8LJxjKDoF0_3nx_MnRh9s-YTonlgwwz0KDUyeW8pDQFJ3-tfTfr6SWVgQSIQRby3vpjveRlUfkywnIUNEQtAHEcL96O6o4OI9Q5_Lxv-bOEJuLwiBeBG3iq/s320/20230531_103854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking to Fort William and Loch Eil from the summit.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMIdd-gm3I400kG-5l3Cixa53xUfE09ug3lbjJVQJgX22LJi5v_xXlKXxPc7qcWnZ50cgCEj6F5KP3VHiXPt4g19QrY87VxT8-21HCOSMZylxrUB8p-9XR4ipf_17zjgUGwOXx8exZmhgUCJ4_R7eZlbJe8NfUkRgMxBE4HFQt8xEYppsyghkZf-5/s4032/20230531_103348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMIdd-gm3I400kG-5l3Cixa53xUfE09ug3lbjJVQJgX22LJi5v_xXlKXxPc7qcWnZ50cgCEj6F5KP3VHiXPt4g19QrY87VxT8-21HCOSMZylxrUB8p-9XR4ipf_17zjgUGwOXx8exZmhgUCJ4_R7eZlbJe8NfUkRgMxBE4HFQt8xEYppsyghkZf-5/s320/20230531_103348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking to Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis from the summit.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QqRiM1IyalqLog_eRhcIKh-JcUkLTNfpBtOx5r7jedLb4vbTCU8eicOWl5nMuV1JO2DKnONwncm4irWbvPMIES6HsmwuIy8_ssusQzICHc_kRJLkPfoKuRHen8cM-Krh3quDMpvexn62Jn_PqOsRUO9bOe_1br-Ne-DzQvnUd5IePM_DSfikHLny/s4032/20230531_103500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QqRiM1IyalqLog_eRhcIKh-JcUkLTNfpBtOx5r7jedLb4vbTCU8eicOWl5nMuV1JO2DKnONwncm4irWbvPMIES6HsmwuIy8_ssusQzICHc_kRJLkPfoKuRHen8cM-Krh3quDMpvexn62Jn_PqOsRUO9bOe_1br-Ne-DzQvnUd5IePM_DSfikHLny/s320/20230531_103500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Upper station and Sgurr Finnisg-aig from the path to Meall Beag.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was also much less crowded that the Sgurr Finnisg-aig path and top......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8Dlci4W2EV7qaZULitlcIegWJZrZfGyf_0vNtYSay6gMavWbR3w4m79HmyaH517jl-_c1iWVva6jtUrXAJv4viZ0vuCuGaRIvkPe2lAzMbaIfWv6xVfKutuMN49z54zTgO61Uctj3tzctnrDAqqeMzM7082peJLQw76Y7mXiCqRWHUGrWfhTbGO9/s4032/20230531_112300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8Dlci4W2EV7qaZULitlcIegWJZrZfGyf_0vNtYSay6gMavWbR3w4m79HmyaH517jl-_c1iWVva6jtUrXAJv4viZ0vuCuGaRIvkPe2lAzMbaIfWv6xVfKutuMN49z54zTgO61Uctj3tzctnrDAqqeMzM7082peJLQw76Y7mXiCqRWHUGrWfhTbGO9/s320/20230531_112300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksV4e230R3uEinl2XKxQKxGsbmfDuq0x3PIpKEjQv_wT18vRveWS0xkyQ-HiaCHBO_EV8BOIsi4LBv1N0z8oyaxAGMMl_j6vhXoWWir4B-iD0G-boyKsqHUthfV_ZChTx0lev9lqlzk9qpOE5CoWCzaGeMTutVc_i2LHPtGbhMBe_I-jBapeB_Jxx/s4032/20230531_113635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksV4e230R3uEinl2XKxQKxGsbmfDuq0x3PIpKEjQv_wT18vRveWS0xkyQ-HiaCHBO_EV8BOIsi4LBv1N0z8oyaxAGMMl_j6vhXoWWir4B-iD0G-boyKsqHUthfV_ZChTx0lev9lqlzk9qpOE5CoWCzaGeMTutVc_i2LHPtGbhMBe_I-jBapeB_Jxx/s320/20230531_113635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Going back down.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKUTnYR_ZzLTLbR2ClLqMOEJcik7GMv8ILxehigr3vvDKpzzJCvU7c-8eo8WLKZGFOZILMFPgjSdQUL5696Uuq8tSqFGjsvPzDIsha11zw2Q51cq3HAJnJkixh4yBvxngVWVBlllptCXMBjyfitvHZf3wA4ttXIJLxbmVGiwNQ6s_cm4wNpKX7QBL/s4032/20230531_130217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKUTnYR_ZzLTLbR2ClLqMOEJcik7GMv8ILxehigr3vvDKpzzJCvU7c-8eo8WLKZGFOZILMFPgjSdQUL5696Uuq8tSqFGjsvPzDIsha11zw2Q51cq3HAJnJkixh4yBvxngVWVBlllptCXMBjyfitvHZf3wA4ttXIJLxbmVGiwNQ6s_cm4wNpKX7QBL/s320/20230531_130217.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Well worth a visit, even if you're not bagging Tumps. Bit it needs a clear day, which I got.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-65589956405023559272023-06-05T09:12:00.001+01:002023-06-05T09:12:19.933+01:00Torr Mor (Arisaig) and Bourblach Hill (Mallaig)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 30 May 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: Torr Mor, 81m/266', P 63m, Tump, OS 40, NM 632 856 and Bourblach Hill, 118m/387', P 81m, Tump, OS 40, NM 671 942</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was forecast to be a hot day so I left Fort William early to drive to Arisaig. Torr Mor is situated on a peninsula to the west of the village and is a fine viewpoint for the islands of the Inner Hebrides. I found a parking place beside the beach not far from the end of the minor road. Torr Mor from the approach road and the walk starting point with Eigg and Rum beyond, they were a constant view all day.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHbscJ29Hi_MpEYJMriDaefzxVoMtxXX-ay1AMgjzD9rkfdpmVB2GNwjDGiVNicP4vqIOCjdjlFWWT84Idd-We8sRv7Bv7APPkfuvsC8TSa3dNfemYEjJrNxLiQ3QwZfGw_HulunxmO70kKXEqyYxiyrObbQ3nrTRkLMRTnShezpMB6qh62NQjUIF/s4032/20230530_090948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHbscJ29Hi_MpEYJMriDaefzxVoMtxXX-ay1AMgjzD9rkfdpmVB2GNwjDGiVNicP4vqIOCjdjlFWWT84Idd-We8sRv7Bv7APPkfuvsC8TSa3dNfemYEjJrNxLiQ3QwZfGw_HulunxmO70kKXEqyYxiyrObbQ3nrTRkLMRTnShezpMB6qh62NQjUIF/s320/20230530_090948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Rn_xsupY1JX-VBXcvLB_J8vGy3MCS9QQpfE9bMfEMro1NhEyPJWd13YcErlfRfVW-pfiWQo7peJhMx9WygIBW-BUkgi-p57g2NREn_H_vJWrxlbzfE0-AvCo4ocOGMXyy9HH5eK-dPMxQgIp-8bbCuoAeKMpMz0o5xc2DkwBrDqGJuEf_h_in3i7/s4032/20230530_110410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Rn_xsupY1JX-VBXcvLB_J8vGy3MCS9QQpfE9bMfEMro1NhEyPJWd13YcErlfRfVW-pfiWQo7peJhMx9WygIBW-BUkgi-p57g2NREn_H_vJWrxlbzfE0-AvCo4ocOGMXyy9HH5eK-dPMxQgIp-8bbCuoAeKMpMz0o5xc2DkwBrDqGJuEf_h_in3i7/s320/20230530_110410.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The ascent, which was rough in places but fortunately not long.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSkAmOe2bHcDacb0m50v76BKf19sBPfijJka1bE_MZaH7TFNKcAEcGolJvUkmLnthxd0m21Ph1hJWiCKoZfM1_ACy39imYwBJ56Aq32_zAFUrcuqLuY-aXQ7DMRFcUPiXkuVHkoZqCQYcsZrhc3Z9Peff4-ay5kXo8RHUIgN1OAKOniQzTTal2lKN/s4032/20230530_105010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSkAmOe2bHcDacb0m50v76BKf19sBPfijJka1bE_MZaH7TFNKcAEcGolJvUkmLnthxd0m21Ph1hJWiCKoZfM1_ACy39imYwBJ56Aq32_zAFUrcuqLuY-aXQ7DMRFcUPiXkuVHkoZqCQYcsZrhc3Z9Peff4-ay5kXo8RHUIgN1OAKOniQzTTal2lKN/s320/20230530_105010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I soon arrived at the cairn, Eigg and Rum beyond.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgicmTk4FarhtYgf_Lh9SFnV6zy77ALotoAVFhgjlqk0rwaEkcPecNsEIu9NdmAxKKoX8tyQxkWZaYlS8daAXcOGZ_rvm9OZH1K2MRn_9Bi4jz-CJ3kRNav6ESW09-ExOqN5X20Rwx4ECAAojIJfEuPZnDwCUX6EikT0bXvRccOG1aimzBifEAML3m/s320/20230530_101334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">View to Arisaig.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD2C79LqDkKLnMM-THghflX4M0OHm2emtHi4VTjPuYfvFZZFeAQU1h5Xh7rn9stPEbB34XwiKkXeXhIGICgH7y8ncLjQHpal5g-Rcakr5vFQ1ybVmR3UGUUPUNiaBRvxDvaJLTNKX2jl0QFyErCNXejnxBAKe9FMcGm6or8nIUSpFiLOFfjG4PHxz/s4032/20230530_100029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD2C79LqDkKLnMM-THghflX4M0OHm2emtHi4VTjPuYfvFZZFeAQU1h5Xh7rn9stPEbB34XwiKkXeXhIGICgH7y8ncLjQHpal5g-Rcakr5vFQ1ybVmR3UGUUPUNiaBRvxDvaJLTNKX2jl0QFyErCNXejnxBAKe9FMcGm6or8nIUSpFiLOFfjG4PHxz/s320/20230530_100029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was a nice easy walk to a mostly grassy top and again with great views of the islands. On the track heading up.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8tSqSXISKWV2SQhUX8iklbq2oRIgyMacftoDiKQek5tBaO6gBp-t0qK-4ljVznjDou1ibi9LGBWwmUukpacd_04szwUGPfTpgawea3KR-pL6pDHxRJLZtjFWiW5747qTR1jJjJLwP5ofPLgf3gsrvdyTUFK5bduRHmlWY3iMKEw-NeBGCJE-yCry/s4032/20230530_115422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8tSqSXISKWV2SQhUX8iklbq2oRIgyMacftoDiKQek5tBaO6gBp-t0qK-4ljVznjDou1ibi9LGBWwmUukpacd_04szwUGPfTpgawea3KR-pL6pDHxRJLZtjFWiW5747qTR1jJjJLwP5ofPLgf3gsrvdyTUFK5bduRHmlWY3iMKEw-NeBGCJE-yCry/s320/20230530_115422.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Approaching the cairn.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHHX2LE9HNGRZdWXjUqCp0HbC7pIODnAgWJWrDSlV234YC2Ex99T1aMD6wzPZ7kFsovsMEyoD1JmICfUwb1LiUNtmVg348S_NtyD5LjrFpIaIqAsIWlLHzJUZfh9knKnJ5EtG1m0co-l3qOn4Zwr-K1261pdKw-gzJiKIjAtf3-amONg9HjRhfBph/s4032/20230530_121722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHHX2LE9HNGRZdWXjUqCp0HbC7pIODnAgWJWrDSlV234YC2Ex99T1aMD6wzPZ7kFsovsMEyoD1JmICfUwb1LiUNtmVg348S_NtyD5LjrFpIaIqAsIWlLHzJUZfh9knKnJ5EtG1m0co-l3qOn4Zwr-K1261pdKw-gzJiKIjAtf3-amONg9HjRhfBph/s320/20230530_121722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking down on the silver sands of Morar with the steam train leaving Morar station in the second picture. Good, but unintentional timing!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEcqCxKlc_1HPWWmzJw8blHBq-GKW2feoHet_-4hxmVs9redeMu58OgSQ0Bhx9IxWjzuwXDM4780HVYNooMF8gvs2gD03YByUNBf9PyEiuq8_wCzrTsI4mMrXV6oWfiCP3tQS3Xpi9UzqNwrxQYYh1AW2vBOoAGQTXZAKU-gSvkuJsL-Vu2bnJQby/s4032/20230530_120331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEcqCxKlc_1HPWWmzJw8blHBq-GKW2feoHet_-4hxmVs9redeMu58OgSQ0Bhx9IxWjzuwXDM4780HVYNooMF8gvs2gD03YByUNBf9PyEiuq8_wCzrTsI4mMrXV6oWfiCP3tQS3Xpi9UzqNwrxQYYh1AW2vBOoAGQTXZAKU-gSvkuJsL-Vu2bnJQby/s320/20230530_120331.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru7jLzbOeTUcIS33vbhaEcdvgx3HJFC6uWhABKbd1wcR86B1avP5moGX2cpuuB6NsXq6a5ZybiSjGhFhFD8Qmcf7LbgAXbxORqCuMyIWfjxAhBwvYRVAg5I7LREsNPWVV8lzVDppf4dazwV_UA8oD-18MTuqlpi7t8GjjN0LEpX_TpMUhnT-el5QX/s4032/20230530_121400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru7jLzbOeTUcIS33vbhaEcdvgx3HJFC6uWhABKbd1wcR86B1avP5moGX2cpuuB6NsXq6a5ZybiSjGhFhFD8Qmcf7LbgAXbxORqCuMyIWfjxAhBwvYRVAg5I7LREsNPWVV8lzVDppf4dazwV_UA8oD-18MTuqlpi7t8GjjN0LEpX_TpMUhnT-el5QX/s320/20230530_121400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">More views of Rum and Eigg.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N76mzI7uYuGYiCNquSN3HvyDUoAovAM3deLgSeVX1R8POGjZH2g4LYZPkoqTaoI_HzPOIJkfm_scc2YYzSBq-3MXOreRHfZuUCY1-eUn0Vb0bdchG7JpWk0sk3SmRHXX6BOKjvwxsrn056n5wQP6thGhK_hQuoR9UlZHXk16N4cYDQwFNmDf6RDk/s4032/20230530_121146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N76mzI7uYuGYiCNquSN3HvyDUoAovAM3deLgSeVX1R8POGjZH2g4LYZPkoqTaoI_HzPOIJkfm_scc2YYzSBq-3MXOreRHfZuUCY1-eUn0Vb0bdchG7JpWk0sk3SmRHXX6BOKjvwxsrn056n5wQP6thGhK_hQuoR9UlZHXk16N4cYDQwFNmDf6RDk/s320/20230530_121146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAv_ZmT8yuft0pUFJrnJRYPqf8M8vrA6_iBfcarep50pMd6HVHILdkoJIgSPsUCj-h1uXapKHdyCM2TmRr0sK9n9fEuYKucYunNgZCo7405Zvkh9w3MWsnBwjoOkSpsqCgO15zDn3OaRYlQG9C3ERTYIRCaefvRrRMMNeiowLP5GtHZDQeSGAr3WM/s4032/20230530_124313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAv_ZmT8yuft0pUFJrnJRYPqf8M8vrA6_iBfcarep50pMd6HVHILdkoJIgSPsUCj-h1uXapKHdyCM2TmRr0sK9n9fEuYKucYunNgZCo7405Zvkh9w3MWsnBwjoOkSpsqCgO15zDn3OaRYlQG9C3ERTYIRCaefvRrRMMNeiowLP5GtHZDQeSGAr3WM/s320/20230530_124313.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuillin of Skye' also Blaven and the Red Hills were also just visible on the horizon.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaHFMYY183HhIDWDAEeSVW56D39TPNqZyW-iBWTlQApH7vtdMOZ_Yg45FmeBX2VvbMxEm4tyZLwSYkTwdtTIMEllWgz55k7a91a2ciq36r_IAaoPRy6mNhlBI9veGrO9eerc56BusCU7bhZj6E3-8VGNXqqgT6b3kMOxqHhWfcgjRDjhkxXpzHPZI/s3816/20230530_124843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="3816" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaHFMYY183HhIDWDAEeSVW56D39TPNqZyW-iBWTlQApH7vtdMOZ_Yg45FmeBX2VvbMxEm4tyZLwSYkTwdtTIMEllWgz55k7a91a2ciq36r_IAaoPRy6mNhlBI9veGrO9eerc56BusCU7bhZj6E3-8VGNXqqgT6b3kMOxqHhWfcgjRDjhkxXpzHPZI/s320/20230530_124843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I had intended to climb a couple of other Tumps but it was hot so I went to Mallaig instead and then back to Arisaig and the cafe there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Pr-N0LA6PjvSEJKCjIPo88B5sT7QRTorUsgQtdwwP4To4sQC185zrw8I4KXnKm98N9PeA5wqH6FsEWhhgJJDXTp2MPavzbHOoPt7qZzbtqtCFrlX6Yz4HxGifKZMK3-yqwQ5iO34VyGxnbU8aHYTG5Fo9Z-Z3FcCu-9hI6x9ZGHUYbdhbfucY5E/s4032/20230530_132705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Pr-N0LA6PjvSEJKCjIPo88B5sT7QRTorUsgQtdwwP4To4sQC185zrw8I4KXnKm98N9PeA5wqH6FsEWhhgJJDXTp2MPavzbHOoPt7qZzbtqtCFrlX6Yz4HxGifKZMK3-yqwQ5iO34VyGxnbU8aHYTG5Fo9Z-Z3FcCu-9hI6x9ZGHUYbdhbfucY5E/s320/20230530_132705.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-41117145770331133822023-06-05T08:44:00.002+01:002023-06-05T08:44:22.927+01:00An Torr (Glencoe)<p style="text-align: justify;"> 29 May 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Where: An Torr, 102m/335', P 31m, Tump, OS 41, NN 125 567</p><p style="text-align: justify;">An Torr is a small hill behind the Clachaig Inn in Glencoe. I was on my way to Fort William for a few days and stopped off to climb it. There is a network of paths in the area and one goes to the summit, which is mainly tree covered. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking to Aonach Eagach and Aonach Dubh from the start of the walk.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aJKfYSEc0uGHefNMjBLK_NKuaWnCrGUAoqDArKG6w8LrGSMgk4Es4gAR_UYni_ST6Mk3OClK9BwPPzzynqJrN8f-OdOdrG5Rw6ELMws9__9je9Ffc4tZ8obaHnXY_k3wlDnqUVcEgshLERA3cTbMxmIBd6MsushlloEmPswtdiwPH5R73W1DFNI-/s4032/20230529_115110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aJKfYSEc0uGHefNMjBLK_NKuaWnCrGUAoqDArKG6w8LrGSMgk4Es4gAR_UYni_ST6Mk3OClK9BwPPzzynqJrN8f-OdOdrG5Rw6ELMws9__9je9Ffc4tZ8obaHnXY_k3wlDnqUVcEgshLERA3cTbMxmIBd6MsushlloEmPswtdiwPH5R73W1DFNI-/s320/20230529_115110.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Approaching the high point.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyPykvVkpSPeGaX5JgusazbFBLRvvpPLRDKiI5uPYzVNE_Fo7h7Q4Ab0tTm-SmEjbZKr-2n8TkfBNCPUrgtV0ncrO3yy-lEdBke-EWjQDmUi9zgY6akIVQ_rMI-rXFVDckOOH9QtIqehUOkbihtO5MFkoyBpbUl7SU5G-fpT1rh8Sxi2fPzKIUDgu/s4032/20230529_113809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyPykvVkpSPeGaX5JgusazbFBLRvvpPLRDKiI5uPYzVNE_Fo7h7Q4Ab0tTm-SmEjbZKr-2n8TkfBNCPUrgtV0ncrO3yy-lEdBke-EWjQDmUi9zgY6akIVQ_rMI-rXFVDckOOH9QtIqehUOkbihtO5MFkoyBpbUl7SU5G-fpT1rh8Sxi2fPzKIUDgu/s320/20230529_113809.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Clachaig gully from the summit.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim8KYZeDZMMmyX0SHrzzMnlDIC7gCfc6AaUw6QTAnHtlAnpLPdfe6HxBXZOA06_Lmsy79WBjlKuQ4HNbsObBkM0_sCnq5JLvSHLO-TCl3jVDvkD5CeYxZAJH9lc_5IiVCnzW-TQQsNQ2tPPGo6Mjyu4mZaPBjuj36xuc74NjdI4GR-6b6MFPEvlpN/s4032/20230529_113648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim8KYZeDZMMmyX0SHrzzMnlDIC7gCfc6AaUw6QTAnHtlAnpLPdfe6HxBXZOA06_Lmsy79WBjlKuQ4HNbsObBkM0_sCnq5JLvSHLO-TCl3jVDvkD5CeYxZAJH9lc_5IiVCnzW-TQQsNQ2tPPGo6Mjyu4mZaPBjuj36xuc74NjdI4GR-6b6MFPEvlpN/s320/20230529_113648.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-8806826042484417182023-05-24T20:24:00.005+01:002023-05-24T20:29:37.256+01:00Inchmurrin Island and Dun Sheock<p style="text-align: justify;"> 22 May 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where</b>: <b>Inchmurrin Island (Loch Lomond)- Dun Sheock</b>, 89m/292', P81m, Tump/SIB, OS 56, NS 382876</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is a walk that I had been planning to do for some time. I phoned the hotel on the island first thing to get the times of the boat, it seems to be every two or so hours at the moment. It leaves from the pier at Arden. This is the view from the landing stage, Inchmurrin Island is in the centre of the picture.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2FwAJ5_Bjes6QhIQd5HCSpGYrU5ADP7EnDaqUpHekrMxZNPbztcRqAXE3FHa6inTqry_yigcldOSxXZUmCV2KpfOeHyPhmkEjBlWQiIx-LuRQ3AJvYiv969fmulIsYaZYvJgYgP0s_1FTizYR1X8NJRGlAe4Qyt64pV6_jMTpDisJCgSzOc_McCX/s3798/20230522_121150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="3798" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2FwAJ5_Bjes6QhIQd5HCSpGYrU5ADP7EnDaqUpHekrMxZNPbztcRqAXE3FHa6inTqry_yigcldOSxXZUmCV2KpfOeHyPhmkEjBlWQiIx-LuRQ3AJvYiv969fmulIsYaZYvJgYgP0s_1FTizYR1X8NJRGlAe4Qyt64pV6_jMTpDisJCgSzOc_McCX/s320/20230522_121150.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The island has a hotel, a couple of self catering cottages and the terrain is a mix of farm pasture and forestry. Pheasants are also reared and there were lots about as I started my walk up the spine of the island. The landing point and the hotel are at the southern end and the high point, Dun Sheock is at the north end. There is a good track all the way.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXTbIuVf8CcigyUWOdbR3m5nlJXMkWW3Y3xZ4mQSBneDZVt8cVg05sbDrci8Le2P_pMBmR15SvZAE6HJBfxjuCHClXL8M2PVBpDC2ib08CFmKhLfroFvt_l3Mepx39xXrkXc9Ezj_1fUPIm51WTw8bZzCqrnYDpxbvcjwhT0g5W_Vx9rJTGWtmWNe/s4032/20230522_143033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXTbIuVf8CcigyUWOdbR3m5nlJXMkWW3Y3xZ4mQSBneDZVt8cVg05sbDrci8Le2P_pMBmR15SvZAE6HJBfxjuCHClXL8M2PVBpDC2ib08CFmKhLfroFvt_l3Mepx39xXrkXc9Ezj_1fUPIm51WTw8bZzCqrnYDpxbvcjwhT0g5W_Vx9rJTGWtmWNe/s320/20230522_143033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking to the high point, the approach, and the summit which is clear of the trees.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvnFkjMuPnQzaYk81YqyncG40oQrUT1qDZ7K8Li48AaYvWF2QmSRo46rYfieqOyR1WQw2eB1dQ-VCXFXFM088kiMH_09AOBjQubBJ7loRtNGA-W5bJv4FrmSE9ftV8kAbaiB8YXQvvbemnzJwwxxUpq2pbQy_Pyz2Yp85qnycD76OsBHuuoBZEDl7/s3780/20230522_132558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="3780" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvnFkjMuPnQzaYk81YqyncG40oQrUT1qDZ7K8Li48AaYvWF2QmSRo46rYfieqOyR1WQw2eB1dQ-VCXFXFM088kiMH_09AOBjQubBJ7loRtNGA-W5bJv4FrmSE9ftV8kAbaiB8YXQvvbemnzJwwxxUpq2pbQy_Pyz2Yp85qnycD76OsBHuuoBZEDl7/s320/20230522_132558.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTREL7XuACSog2-DoHGOkJGSsEiF7P7iDmLCes4jE6DqY4C-_Dh9dLvYWDVYecLTK6KdxGDAphU2-P8TbtlOs9ig3poGQaMLL8_FS8w7x5FKUD0fmYmmGNYoxhUxmNaghHiC8-depc6w2D8f8g1-_jtid7aorJ2V0Dk7ZXFlHRIJMPw6sdBOWq0osC/s4032/20230522_141808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTREL7XuACSog2-DoHGOkJGSsEiF7P7iDmLCes4jE6DqY4C-_Dh9dLvYWDVYecLTK6KdxGDAphU2-P8TbtlOs9ig3poGQaMLL8_FS8w7x5FKUD0fmYmmGNYoxhUxmNaghHiC8-depc6w2D8f8g1-_jtid7aorJ2V0Dk7ZXFlHRIJMPw6sdBOWq0osC/s320/20230522_141808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FRnt4cc0mEEVCwwccwL404w88fgsDOc9RT6HmwTVJhxWa0kFMuKLSxjLQbx_YI2ei5xfgtFVDnn83Q73-HlOn4sWVWGpt49A4Ke9ADkoG4P2DzJXFQItEfehCSMiblFtRw9RJZC9tkXaX4n6Ue5LEiB6ANd7538OjBxD2p1zkSr2N4HEePTKOoqm/s4032/20230522_141158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FRnt4cc0mEEVCwwccwL404w88fgsDOc9RT6HmwTVJhxWa0kFMuKLSxjLQbx_YI2ei5xfgtFVDnn83Q73-HlOn4sWVWGpt49A4Ke9ADkoG4P2DzJXFQItEfehCSMiblFtRw9RJZC9tkXaX4n6Ue5LEiB6ANd7538OjBxD2p1zkSr2N4HEePTKOoqm/s320/20230522_141158.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The walk is shut in for the most part but the actual high point is clear of the trees and presents a fine view north up Loch Lomond to the Graham, Beinn Dubh, in the Luss Hills and Ben Lomond.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46NO1K5dWPe8TZIXVYjDR7YEUxzMy-AoQ4v1dsqMMtCgeq9kgzrNIOf1WdBPUK0_X-kmnEH3-g7RTqSIHh93uDgx21wTj-YSp7oyCAnhRhbZA0Y8msOaZS-LrziySpEXQGuIKkn4oS60g7Tuzq2ZD_M6nXRdsc6YmBpxHOL-MSeQKefKudxXDuBgq/s4032/20230522_140630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46NO1K5dWPe8TZIXVYjDR7YEUxzMy-AoQ4v1dsqMMtCgeq9kgzrNIOf1WdBPUK0_X-kmnEH3-g7RTqSIHh93uDgx21wTj-YSp7oyCAnhRhbZA0Y8msOaZS-LrziySpEXQGuIKkn4oS60g7Tuzq2ZD_M6nXRdsc6YmBpxHOL-MSeQKefKudxXDuBgq/s320/20230522_140630.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I returned the same way and then sat in the sunshine at the hotel enjoying a fresh orange and lemonade while waiting for the boat to take me back across the loch to Arden. A couple more photos from Arden, across the loch to Conic Hill and secondly across the loch to the Hump, Knockour Hill-Mount Misery.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAr9P2JysJ6TCLGTg-EQW_P843nuTuX9GxLlEGx2MaqDFlfNLsRw-DzYJ7WTuw00N3ov6j98MTZDYpgYDKnPilsMIfvkvwuHfWwkihOXADBtipFDFT-1pKWBFuqW0_URUJCRlqwIh08goQCuOFKx_IPPMcBdKw9wZ4aonFM14tCtESFXjG_50P1X0s/s4032/20230522_154532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAr9P2JysJ6TCLGTg-EQW_P843nuTuX9GxLlEGx2MaqDFlfNLsRw-DzYJ7WTuw00N3ov6j98MTZDYpgYDKnPilsMIfvkvwuHfWwkihOXADBtipFDFT-1pKWBFuqW0_URUJCRlqwIh08goQCuOFKx_IPPMcBdKw9wZ4aonFM14tCtESFXjG_50P1X0s/s320/20230522_154532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YyHagRBo0QKjZxjfuZY9EmDlaE2Agib2eElUC2KVoctRQjFW9uvRsXyBpF-sYG-ZbsYqDeOJ-21hRffxvRbDR9ooNc8NCn7T9lvnU3bd8vIMT0gOrgy0AlLyEa1DRcoHXiKDaAfSbM88QvBW2sMBUVWjzwnzeQjJxRe7sNLguRuBFpz7cSr4gk3s/s3940/20230522_152204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="3940" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YyHagRBo0QKjZxjfuZY9EmDlaE2Agib2eElUC2KVoctRQjFW9uvRsXyBpF-sYG-ZbsYqDeOJ-21hRffxvRbDR9ooNc8NCn7T9lvnU3bd8vIMT0gOrgy0AlLyEa1DRcoHXiKDaAfSbM88QvBW2sMBUVWjzwnzeQjJxRe7sNLguRuBFpz7cSr4gk3s/s320/20230522_152204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">An excellent day out which I think will be very popular in the summer.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to posts</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298708401175790381.post-572066208130782052023-05-20T14:44:00.000+01:002023-05-20T14:44:25.766+01:00St Abb's Head, Kirk Hill, Meikle Black Law<p style="text-align: justify;"> 19 May 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where: Kirk Hill,</b> 79m/259', P 32m, Tump, OS 67, NT 916 687; <b>St Abb's Head</b>, 95m/311', P 70m, Tump, OS 67, NT 912 692; and <b>Meikle Black Law</b>, 245m/ 804', P126m, Hump, OS 67, NT 822 686</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had been at St Abb's a few years ago but had not included Kirk Hill on that occasion. Given the weather today, it was no hardship to go back and do the complete circuit of the two hills and I also was able to bag Meikle Black Law on the way home. I parked in the NTS Visitor Centre car park and followed the route anti clockwise. I'll let the photographs tell the story. White Heugh headline was the first of the cliffs.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHmBfHM2C1cAZoViQJ2NQxxafhNQsoiJSHhZaVVAxSBjNUHSID41AhPuu1lk4U7JNON9gvVVftxrpCDmOVe9aDDM1F1rLh_1Up1LbXUZJdfpKvIw84oiRagAeQuzBj7_hRhvpevFE0lE4GnHkr-O2Z7AQetGqTdULElbeMCoTax9kDYXXhuR4is2l/s3930/20230519_105514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="3930" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHmBfHM2C1cAZoViQJ2NQxxafhNQsoiJSHhZaVVAxSBjNUHSID41AhPuu1lk4U7JNON9gvVVftxrpCDmOVe9aDDM1F1rLh_1Up1LbXUZJdfpKvIw84oiRagAeQuzBj7_hRhvpevFE0lE4GnHkr-O2Z7AQetGqTdULElbeMCoTax9kDYXXhuR4is2l/s320/20230519_105514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">From the high point there was a view back to the village of St Abb's.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBvpKMPa9pA9aZkZD4nxcsWHpZO3J733PjIX75wrpGm3xINdLvc9ULt0ma2fuI74MueljZTVrL26wPghGAgoWQL6Y90BIy0_ASadRKfFFVHHsQeb4BIC6fRayuwGHHG76zZnnJUbYfd9iahAd25p0CoEGlcToH60OLdK1p1HlOHe83Vy8PplmcSbe/s3882/20230519_110359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3882" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBvpKMPa9pA9aZkZD4nxcsWHpZO3J733PjIX75wrpGm3xINdLvc9ULt0ma2fuI74MueljZTVrL26wPghGAgoWQL6Y90BIy0_ASadRKfFFVHHsQeb4BIC6fRayuwGHHG76zZnnJUbYfd9iahAd25p0CoEGlcToH60OLdK1p1HlOHe83Vy8PplmcSbe/s320/20230519_110359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There was a bit of up and down but soon Kirk Hill came into view.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleusLVpmVE3tnDMZ15ihBx60KJKKPYKHFMuBDMQSTvpHmB_3fDJizFtBbAUdLseILZc0sRL0glcxpyN4XXx-GnufIOvbJoSOR-QLem6juxOdSnFtnxkU5iYGGWbpb2uEwyt3Ecepnf8R1Qe_y4V2A6wMpYIVK1acc4M2wOCJ6V8RyjEYIfMwkq-pG/s4032/20230519_110945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleusLVpmVE3tnDMZ15ihBx60KJKKPYKHFMuBDMQSTvpHmB_3fDJizFtBbAUdLseILZc0sRL0glcxpyN4XXx-GnufIOvbJoSOR-QLem6juxOdSnFtnxkU5iYGGWbpb2uEwyt3Ecepnf8R1Qe_y4V2A6wMpYIVK1acc4M2wOCJ6V8RyjEYIfMwkq-pG/s320/20230519_110945.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The cliffs at Kirk Hill.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRE4-xuG0py01ajb4esT6ErEa-LPDqN1Z-yP8PcE2YLxUeFGaY-0p0uZehOEw5l_sHy5z1yWhTYVZIpj8VEkk6tRh9dgxsciSgr-dHrgu_OJpLTe4IZIrIoEEtLwdOeWzY-1s1l02u-K2IqYUdjnxADYdPwbkBVq39j-WQA34zOdgWpov7TsjCIiC/s4032/20230519_111455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRE4-xuG0py01ajb4esT6ErEa-LPDqN1Z-yP8PcE2YLxUeFGaY-0p0uZehOEw5l_sHy5z1yWhTYVZIpj8VEkk6tRh9dgxsciSgr-dHrgu_OJpLTe4IZIrIoEEtLwdOeWzY-1s1l02u-K2IqYUdjnxADYdPwbkBVq39j-WQA34zOdgWpov7TsjCIiC/s320/20230519_111455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The grass was covered in patches of sea pink.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The photos don't do justice to the site of thousands of guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars and herring gulls that were nesting there. It was a great sight.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXRorE4oYU2i5gyeqqyrDx6j8D4eS0h2QZgw57SosSnaL9w74rvXE6CizTq7izRLRo5xPSILWWPJQwJVblVJtZw-Y3lyQOLMBcid9s_i9h-5kw3cXD9f713cQT3OtjrhjqNfmcJCLUkM3fmFpwlTWpz-UD8oGZqyQNQkvHz95hR7zy-1OVr7sCDT0/s4032/20230519_120746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXRorE4oYU2i5gyeqqyrDx6j8D4eS0h2QZgw57SosSnaL9w74rvXE6CizTq7izRLRo5xPSILWWPJQwJVblVJtZw-Y3lyQOLMBcid9s_i9h-5kw3cXD9f713cQT3OtjrhjqNfmcJCLUkM3fmFpwlTWpz-UD8oGZqyQNQkvHz95hR7zy-1OVr7sCDT0/s320/20230519_120746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TCsBHIUdHkCEq4845GcEuJr9D8ZKtpyoyNj69oyfi5QL3XHNhnbPVTzHp8jhViBYQR9njHVuQy-N3QGQvS_aQ5-DZSjgZduOgvBSM1MBx4pneYkNYdgDoc22kqzX9SJN0L0YCH-dsoIv4Tzr7ARRv-eJUqvPapedqVBPZguldO-VPYobU6AS9HSV/s4032/20230519_121101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrX3GvaDfFhTAOZbrXdR-x6kuYPUl_Y-2SLQbdPL8H60MzbhYQStuM2qqh7SMprO-CZj0PHlANBI-eCtWvdVqnX6r8o6JjEMXW8A4JWDtHmU4u8UB2648WngTM9qCD4YZjpVS0JXuwO--BpN_8mpxAOWS7JdUge15TmGfZOqUAlt4HtK236hnDLil/s4032/20230519_121755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrX3GvaDfFhTAOZbrXdR-x6kuYPUl_Y-2SLQbdPL8H60MzbhYQStuM2qqh7SMprO-CZj0PHlANBI-eCtWvdVqnX6r8o6JjEMXW8A4JWDtHmU4u8UB2648WngTM9qCD4YZjpVS0JXuwO--BpN_8mpxAOWS7JdUge15TmGfZOqUAlt4HtK236hnDLil/s320/20230519_121755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Heading back along the road, I got a good view of both St Abb's Head and then Kirk Hill.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvKbL4jPnqBzl8oHbNJJ6dUwPW-WNXY60sZcqmPL9qQZxiRquu8H98g_NWueGO4cotMKipiNA9N8dIPti51wIUEc3nJVPGejHv3yhDB1PBcPJcbjPdzX8QZzc_bkkJ_7DgCCanHkRHdde97WBSMSu8mnkiVdazKy33RSTj1BtjhwSkvSPJ5YuqWbA/s4032/20230519_123018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had noticed that there was a Hump a few miles up the road from St Abb's, Meikle Black Law, so I decided to have a loo. It couldn't have been more different from the other two hills, simply a walk up pasture land. The only problem might have been cows but they were in an adjacent field. The field containing the high point had sheep in it. Approaching the high point.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBgx61H_7T0RvBknYRyG56Lr2b4n0tOInMhdYbXQciBlG3DSAUWWDNSSaO3EYbg6-QYVSApYi3lWE-QOWg_VODvzleJsk2wBdsVKsAVgi4q0jJ75pRid_U4Umg9NEXo_8O-O1-6OcrOUpMdnv6hkREmIo2KDYvb3VzkB8IXKKidsBFSNUc6s8OVuU/s4032/20230519_140352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBgx61H_7T0RvBknYRyG56Lr2b4n0tOInMhdYbXQciBlG3DSAUWWDNSSaO3EYbg6-QYVSApYi3lWE-QOWg_VODvzleJsk2wBdsVKsAVgi4q0jJ75pRid_U4Umg9NEXo_8O-O1-6OcrOUpMdnv6hkREmIo2KDYvb3VzkB8IXKKidsBFSNUc6s8OVuU/s320/20230519_140352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking west to the Black Law wind farm, north to Torness Power Station and out to sea......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEC9ExHnXad5TbglngOfeyHNg8SfMbuP-J_YbT1IyPpI_U9DbcFLIkxILIr5GW1T4qYrjtq2uftB2pUS_N2Pmo-iwmXHzACZR2N6kLnqdU2QTk8CiTfLFgE5ryjtRsLyHktRp2H-EoTA1RxMlIxHscXRLJA6ongQnu67CEjpaHSw2cytwl4gGiN1ev/s3602/20230519_140908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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