Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Gannoch

Visit to Hill of Cat for sunset
Visit to Hill of Cat for sunset

Can't remember another hill with two trigs on the top. The remains of the old one lay just behind.

01-Oct-22 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

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Dark now by the time we reached Gannoch
Dark now by the time we reached Gannoch

A good walk back along the old Firmount Road to Glen Tanar. Stars were great tonight.

01-Oct-22 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

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The long walk out
The long walk out

A beautiful sunny morning to come down from the hilltops.

12-Jun-21 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

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P3027080

Summit of Mount Keen. Too cold to take any more photos!

02-Mar-14 • rum-doodle flickr

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Day 323//366 lichen
Day 323//366 lichen

18-Nov-12 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

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P23 Second ford on path
P23 Second ford on path

There are a couple of minor fords on the path which have stepping stones.

23-Jan-09 • Grahamtravels flickr

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OS Map

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Visit to Hill of Cat for sunset
Visit to Hill of Cat for sunset

Can't remember another hill with two trigs on the top. The remains of the old one lay just behind.

01-Oct-22 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

52399001690

Dark now by the time we reached Gannoch
Dark now by the time we reached Gannoch

A good walk back along the old Firmount Road to Glen Tanar. Stars were great tonight.

01-Oct-22 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

52399001470

The long walk out
The long walk out

A beautiful sunny morning to come down from the hilltops.

12-Jun-21 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

51242970529

P3027080
P3027080

Summit of Mount Keen. Too cold to take any more photos!

02-Mar-14 • rum-doodle flickr

12884474113

Day 323//366 lichen
Day 323//366 lichen

18-Nov-12 • We travel the Spaceways flickr

project365 8196631713

P23 Second ford on path
P23 Second ford on path

There are a couple of minor fords on the path which have stepping stones.

23-Jan-09 • Grahamtravels flickr

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P22 Path near watershed
P22 Path near watershed

This path descends towards Birse.

23-Jan-09 • Grahamtravels flickr

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P21 Path on watershed
P21 Path on watershed

At this watershed a modern footpath is met which heads to wards Birse.

23-Jan-09 • Grahamtravels flickr

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P20 Mounth pass with marker stones
P20 Mounth pass with marker stones

At the highest point of the Fungle between Glen Esk and Birse the road appears to have stone markers.

23-Jan-09 • Grahamtravels flickr

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S6949 - Hill of Cat
S6949 - Hill of Cat

NJ484871, LR44. HISTORY Pillar completed 27th July 1952, cost not on record. Computed as secondary triangulation station NJ40/2 within the Ballater secondary block and levelled to second class precision during 1956. This station was also used for the reconnaissance of secondary block NO46 (Forfar) during 1956. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in August 1973. SITE VISIT Overall approach from the north. Walked from Aboyne, over Bridge of Tanar, up via the Firmounth Road to the bealach then made a bee line for the summit. The remains of an abandoned trig pillar lying nearby. The present pillar is in good condition, but the scrapped pillar retains more paint. The flush bracket was obviously reused in the present pillar. Spider centre open. The flush bracket faces NNW. A recent visitor had created their own monument on top of the pillar from large stones and part of the ruined deer fence nearby. Visited in gloomy but clear conditions. Decended back to Aboyne via Glen Tanar and Creag na Slice. Photographed: 16th July 2001, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=56.972829,-2.849091&z=12" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/41110925871/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 44 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/7905744810/in/album-72157631348956488/ S1584 - Mount Battock : 4.36 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8109926021/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8708 - Carn Ferg : 4.49 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100896333/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7047 - Mount Keen : 4.71 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8109906777/in/album-72157631821839859/ S8697 - Creag Na Slice : 5.64 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8094744754/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5858 - Peter Hill : 5.84 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100917586/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7122 - Cairn Caidloch : 6.42 miles to the southwest. ═════════════════════════

16-Jul-01 • Graeme5015 flickr

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