Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Buachaille Breige West Top
Red Cottage
Now a restored Bothy at the end of Glen Geldie, Red Cottage sits alone in the remote Scottish Highlands. This trip sees me making another attempt to make The Falls of Tarf, which alas again, I had to abandon due to high river levels making the crossings almost impossible.
27-Aug-23 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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Beinn a'Ghlo
Looking down Glen Tilt towards the towering Beinn a'Ghlo in the distance. Being such a murky day the mountain is capped by dark cloud, but fortunately it's not one I'm climbing today, so let's just admire the view.
27-Aug-23 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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Isolation
If you look carefully you can see The Red Cottage in a very remote part of Glen Dee in the Scottish Highlands, which is now being renovated to a Bothy. It is miles from anywhere in this desolate landscape, remote from anyone and anything.
26-Sep-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands mountain hills glen cairngorms topic 51652399128
Ride Across The River
Trying to get to the Falls of Tarf, I had to cross this wide river, the Geldie Burn. It looks shallow, but it's deep in places. I managed to keep dry, but on the way back I chose a narrower route. It turned out to be deeper too, and I was fine until the bike slipped and pulled me in. My boots were filled with water and I really wasn't happy.
26-Sep-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands mountain hills glen cairngorms water river stream burn rock rocks topic rockpaper 51655231044
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Red Cottage
Now a restored Bothy at the end of Glen Geldie, Red Cottage sits alone in the remote Scottish Highlands. This trip sees me making another attempt to make The Falls of Tarf, which alas again, I had to abandon due to high river levels making the crossings almost impossible.
27-Aug-23 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms mountain glen cottage glengeldie landscape topic 53244072417
Beinn a'Ghlo
Looking down Glen Tilt towards the towering Beinn a'Ghlo in the distance. Being such a murky day the mountain is capped by dark cloud, but fortunately it's not one I'm climbing today, so let's just admire the view.
27-Aug-23 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms mountain glen nature landscape 53249306753
Isolation
If you look carefully you can see The Red Cottage in a very remote part of Glen Dee in the Scottish Highlands, which is now being renovated to a Bothy. It is miles from anywhere in this desolate landscape, remote from anyone and anything.
26-Sep-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands mountain hills glen cairngorms topic 51652399128
Ride Across The River
Trying to get to the Falls of Tarf, I had to cross this wide river, the Geldie Burn. It looks shallow, but it's deep in places. I managed to keep dry, but on the way back I chose a narrower route. It turned out to be deeper too, and I was fine until the bike slipped and pulled me in. My boots were filled with water and I really wasn't happy.
26-Sep-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands mountain hills glen cairngorms water river stream burn rock rocks topic rockpaper 51655231044
P95 Red House Glen Geldie
The Red House or Ruighe Ealasaid (Elizabeth's shiel) sits at the meeting of the Geldie and the Bynack Burns.
04-Sep-13 • Grahamtravels • flickr
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P96 Bridge ruins at Red House
A bridge used to cross the Geldie Burn here. Only the remains of its piers sit in the water now.
04-Sep-13 • Grahamtravels • flickr
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P97 Bynack Lodge and Ben a Ghlo
The view south to Glen Tilt and Ben a Ghlo beyond the ruins of Bynack Lodge, a sheep farm before the Victorian conversion to deer stalking lodge.
04-Sep-13 • Grahamtravels • flickr
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Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.