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| At the gate leading to Borland Glen and Glen Devon |
There's no correlation between activity on the hills and number of posts on this blog, the former far outweighing the latter. I usually have other things that must be done or that I'd rather do - like building model space vehicles such as the Saturn V, reading and so on. However, I sometimes get the urge to do a quick summary of walks, if only as a record for future reference.
2nd January
The car thermometer read -4C but if felt much, much colder than that out of the sun in Corb Glen, bone-shakingly cold, and it didn't feel any warmer at the point shown in the photograph at the top of the Cadgers' Yett while we paused to take this and the next picture.
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| Looking back from the gate |
We proceeded quickly up to Green Law reflecting on just how much we love these quiet unassuming hills. Last summer we dropped south at the dip before Sim's Hill to examine the marked Stone Circle, rarely visited I imagine.
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| Descending to find the Stone Circle (I was too far left) |
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| Stone Circle |
Today we were unsure as to whether to do both Sim's and John's Hill so stopped in a sunny spot on the lower slopes of John's Hill for tea, but it didn't take long for the sun to dip below Sim's western slope and thus get us moving uphill again.
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| Descending to the track to Coulshill and Auchterarder |
A brief stop on the top then down to the path in the glen.
We thought the boggy ground just before regaining the track would be frozen but there were areas where wet feet were a possibility.
It was still achingly cold in Corb, at least for me. Lynne had sensibly donned her Paramo Cascada trousers and was snug enough. As always, a satisfying outing.
2 comments:
At least there was SOMETHING to see on your modest stone circle. Some of the ancient locations marked on OS maps have nothing to show when you get there and I sometimes wonder if they are just the figment of archaeologists imaginations. I like the look of those peaceful hills - I see there is the odd windmill, but not hugely obtrusive here.
Sir Hugh - just this week an 'ancient' recumbent stone circle in Aberdeenshire was found to be no such thing. A farmer built it 20 years ago but to be fair, archaeologists were carrying out further tests when the farmer came forward so the mistake may well have been spotted. There again, maybe the farmer is being mischievous.
They are lovely hills Conrad but I'm afraid the wind turbines are more obtrusive than the photo depicts. They tower above immediately to the right of the gate in the first picture (see map) but are left behind quite quickly.
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