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Cape, The (NO 205314)
Eastern shoulder of Bandirran Hill. Traditionally the dwelling place of one of Macbeth’s witches
The Cape (outcrop in middle distance) from the summit of Bandirran Hill; Dunsinane Hill quarry and Black Hill are beyond; King’s Seat is the triangular summit over the left shoulder of Black Hill
Carlunie Hill (NO 365432, 340m)
Gaelic cathair leamhnach, “elm fort”
Location: Denoon/Ogilvie
Neighbours: Berry Hillock (N), Ark Hill (S)
Hill Lists: Tump
Summit: moorland; rough pasture; whole summit is a large ancient cairn, not visible on surface
Carlunie Hill seen on left sky line from Berry Hillock; Ark Hill windfarm at right
Carlunie Hill from Glen Ogilvie
Looking down Glen Ogilvie from Craigowl; Carlunie Hill and Berry Hillock snow-covered on left
Carrot Hill (NO 458401, 259m)
Origin uncertain, probably a settlement name, perhaps Gaelic caraidh, “at the mossy place”
Location: outlier, east
Neighbours: Labothie Hill (E), Dodd Hill (W)
Hill Lists: Tump
Summit: moorland; large shelter cairn; triangulation pillar
Notes: above Carrot farm
Triangulation pillar on Carrot Hill
Shelter cairn on Carrot Hill
Carrot Hill seen from summit of Dodd Hill
Castleward (NO 343438, 273m)
Scots as written, “castle meadow”; pronounced with stress on “ward”
Location: west Denoon
Neighbours: Back Drum (SW), Denoon Law (NE)
Summit: rough grazing
Notes: likely site of Denoon Castle; a 17th century boundary stone lies in a corner of the field to the south
Castleward seen from the Back Drum ridge
Summit of Castleward, looking along Back Drum, Kinpurney Hill beyond (with tower)
Border stone on south slope of Castleward
Craigowl Hill (NO 376399, 455m)
Gaelic creag gobhal, “forked hill” (the “Hill” is therefore tautological), perhaps from a dividing of paths in the vicinity
Location: main ridge, east central
Neighbours: Balkello Hill (W), Gallow Hill (NE)
Hill Lists: Marilyn, HuMP, Tump
Summit: moorland; multiple telecommunication masts and buildings served by a road; triangulation pillar fenced on three sides, accessible from north
Craigowl triangulation pillar, looking towards Tay Estuary
Craigowl seen from Auchterhouse Hill
Craigowl from Glen Ogilvie
Crams Hill (NO 368450, 237m)
Perhaps from the personal name Cram
Location: Denoon
Neighbours: Berry Hillock (SE), Denoon Law (SW)
Hill Lists: Tump
Summit: grazing land
Summit of Crams Hill, looking towards Ark Hill (with windfarm)
Crams Hill (half forested) and Denoon Law (foreground) from Castleward
Crams Hill from Denoon Glen