Participants - Just me
Where - Hill of Persie, 447m/1,466', Sub-2k Marilyn, Map 53 NO 050419
I guess that Hill of Persie is one for the dedicated Marilyn bagger only! It hardly merits more than a passing glance when driving up the A93 towards the Cairngorms.....
Nevertheless it is on the list so on a day that promised early sunshine I found myself parking on the broad verge at the end of the road leading to Persie House and farm.....
It was still cold; the wind was coming from a northerly direction, there were sleet showers forecast and I was glad that I was not tackling any of the higher hills which still had a covering of snow. I walked up the tarmac road past the house and through the farm and on to a broad track that led to the houses at Craighead. Immediately past the houses, I took to the hill. There was lots of evidence that cows graze this hill extensively but they were not in evidence today. The going underfoot was easy and I soon picked up a 4WD track which more or less continued all the way up the ridge. Part way up, a few fallow deer ran across the hill in front of me.....
The summit was at the edge of the forest- no cairn but easily enough found, it's at the point where an old wall makes a major change of direction.....
The wall provided shelter from the wind and it was pleasant sitting in the sun. One advantage of the current cold spell is that the air is very clear so the views are good. This is looking towards Ben Vrackie and Carn Liath.....
and this view is to the Graham, Mount Blair.....
I descended by the same route, this is looking down to Persie and its lochs from about half way down the hill.....
I found this hill a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours or so, nothing strenuous but another fine viewpoint to mark my 150th Scottish sub-2k.
3 comments:
Hi Neil.Still to do that one.Looks my kind of hill.Scenic, easy underfoot and panoramic views.
A bit late posting this. As always, a smashing report + pictures. Did this hill on Christmas Eve, 2011. The ground was frosty which made the going very easy.
Hi Russell, I avoided Hill of Persie for years believing it to be just a stretch of rough moorland. I eventually climbed it as I had done everything else in the area (and it was a Marilyn!). It turned out to be a smashing wee hill. One I would do again.
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