Craiglich

27 September 2015

Participants: Just me

Where: Craiglich, 476m/1,562', Sub-2k Marilyn, Map 37, NJ 533054

 

Aberdeenshire is a great area for sub-2k Marilyns. They are mostly isolated hills so tend to be good viewpoints, especially in the autumn when the surrounding countryside is a mass of colour. I still had a few to bag, the forecast was excellent so I set off for another night at Alford. Craiglich at Tarland was the target for a stop on the way up. It has the advantage of a high starting point, a large lay by on the B9119 3 miles east of the village. The track starts immediately opposite the lay by and goes through a field initially before entering the woods. A bit up the track, there was this wonderful view across the farming land to the Graham, Pressendye.....

After about a mile, another track branched off left up the hillside. It was marked with a cairn. Soon I was out of the trees and crossing the moorland with the trig ahead. There was a massive cairn as well, looks as though it was some sort of man made structure maybe a memorial (?) at one time.....
 

 

It was a very fine viewpoint. From south to north;

 

the view to Mount Keen.....
 

 

to Lochnagar.....

to Pressendye.....

to Coiliochbhar Hill.....
 

 

to Bennachie.....
 

 

and across the farm lands to the east.....
 

 

It was well worth the little effort involved. I spent about half an hour at the trig and was still up and down in around 2 hours.