24 August 2023
Where: Bizzyberry Hill, 363m/ 1,191', P 112m, Hump, OS 72, NT 047 393
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.....
I stopped a few times on the way up to admire the view behind me. Culter Fell and then Tinto,,,,,
Soon my hill came into view.....
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.....
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.....
The views from the summit were superb. No wonder the Iron Age people built a fort here. To the east the Broughton Hills.....
To the south Biggar and the Culter Hills.....
and to the west Biggar and Tinto.....
An excellent hill seen at its best.
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