Lundie Craigs (NO 281378, 353m) Keillor Hill (NO 281385, 334m) Donald’s Brae (NO 293396, c280m) Auchtertyre Hill (NO 293398, 278m) Newtyle Hill (NO 296399, 270m) Ardgarth Hill (NO 277372, 320m) Smithton Hill (NO 276366, 324m) 15 kilometres 460 metres ascent In my continuing campaign of Sidlaw-bagging, this walk fills in a missing chunk of the … Continue reading Sidlaws: Lundie Craigs to Newtyle Hill
Ballo Hill (NO 263351, 301m) Southballo Hill (NO 256348, 303m) Northballo Hill (NO 251352, 319m) Hill of Dores (NO 257360, 268m) 7 kilometres 270m ascent A shorter excursion this time—four hills tucked into the space between the roads at Ballo Glack and Tullybaccart. Mainly chosen because it was the first outing for a new pair … Continue reading Sidlaws: Ballo Hills
Kinpurney Hill (NO 322417, 345m) Henderston Hill (NO 338414, 369m) Auchterhouse Hill (NO 354397, 424m) Balkello Hill (NO 361394, 397m) Craigowl (NO 376399, 455m) 19 kilometres 720 metres ascent Back in 1971, I walked this part of the Sidlaws with my late friend Brian. We got the bus to Newtyle, and hiked across to Charleston … Continue reading Sidlaws: Kinpurney to Craigowl
Dunsinane Hill (NO 214316, 310m) Black Hill (NO 219319, 360m) King’s Seat (NO 230330, 377m) Buttergask Hill (NO 230340, 307m) Lintrose Hill (NO 234343, 325m) Gask Hill (NO 238344, 358m) 16 kilometres 610 metres ascent So, I found myself uncommitted this morning, and decided to have a wander through the Sidlaw Hills. I was undaunted … Continue reading Sidlaws: Dunsinane to Gask
King’s Seat Hill (NS 933999, 648m)Andrew Gannel Hill (NN 918006, 670m)Skythorn Hill (NN 926013, 601m)Cairnmorris Hill (NN 933016, 606m)Tarmangie Hill (NN 943013 645m)Whitewisp Hill (NN 955013 643m) 14 kilometers930 metres of ascent I mentioned the Glen of Sorrow when I wrote about my circuit of Glen Sherup, and promised I’d write more about it on … Continue reading Ochils: Glen of Sorrow Circuit
strɑˈveɡ stravaig: (verb) to wander aimlessly; (noun) an instance of such wandering Not all who wander are lost J.R.R. Tolkien “The Riddle Of Strider” (1954) This Scots word has been on my “to do” list for a while, linking back as it does to my recent post about useful Scottish words, and farther back to … Continue reading Stravaig
An exploration of three lowland broch sites near Dundee
Sandy Hillock (NO 266804, 768m) Dog Hillock (NO 286793, 732m) Ferrowie (NO 303794, 801m) 20.4 kilometres 1020 metres of ascent I’ve had it in mind to take this obscure little jaunt for some time—a trip along the crags on the north side of upper Glen Clova, linking the two main routes across the hills between … Continue reading Glen Clova: Allan’s Hut To The Capel Mounth
Balgay Hill (NO 377308, 146m) 2.8 kilometres84 metres of ascent Well, needs must when the Devil drives. The current UK coronavirus lockdown imposes paradoxical advice on the Oikofuge when it comes to walking outdoors—apparently I’m to “stay local”, but take my “normal exercise”, so long as it lasts “no more than an hour”. Given that … Continue reading Lock-down Walks: Balgay Hill
Balthayock Hill (NO 189240, 219m) Unnamed Point (NO 191237, 208m) Unnamed Trig Point (NO 193231, 184m) Glencarse Hill (NO 185227, 182m) Pawns Hill (NO 180229, c.125m) Goukton Hill (NO 180218, 99m) Pans Hill (NO 184216, 105m) 11.3 kilometres 387m of ascent You’ll have spotted that I’m having difficulty coming up with descriptive names for some … Continue reading Braes Of The Carse: Glen Carse Tour