The Airlie monument is a familar landmark in the lower reaches of Glen Clova and Glen Prosen, sited on Tulloch Hill between the two. It is well worth a visit for the fine views as well as to see the monument itself - a memorial to the ninth Earl of Airlie who died in the Boer war.
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Woodland paths and tracks, minor road and farm track; muddy in places
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1. There is a car park in Dykehead opposite the hotel. Begin the walk by heading north along the road, taking the left turning signed for Glen Prosen. Follow this minor road for around a kilometre before turning right onto an often wet grassy track/path through the birchwoods; if you reach a fenced electricity point you've gone too far. Though unmarked the path soon reaches a better one at a signed t-junction; go left here, now through Scots pine plantations.
2. The path reaches a track at a junction where all three directions are waymarked; bear right and follow the track uphill. The track climbs across the left slopes of Tulloch Hill; ignore a branch on the left before curving right and eventually climbing up to the open ground on the summit. The Airlie Monument is now directly ahead. The ninth Earl was killed in 1900 on Diamond Hill in Pretoria. The monument was built in 1901 at a cost of £1,300.
3. It isn't possible to go inside, but the views from the base are superb, especially across the foot of Glen Clova and parts of Glen Prosen. For a much longer walk you could begin a walk along the ridge to the north before eventually making a descent to the Glen Prosen road beyond the forest, but for our shorter route retrace your steps back to the three-way junction mentioned earlier. This time keep on the main track, bearing to the right to continue the descent. Keep following the markers to eventually emerge at a car park on the Glen Prosen road.
4. Turn left along the road to reach a large stone cairn. This is another memorial, this time to Captain Robert Scott of Antarctic fame, and his companion Edward Wilson. Scott carried out training in the Angus glens before setting out for the South Pole; his ship Discovery can be visited in Dundee. Leave the road here and take the farm track directly ahead, running beneath the trees of Mile Hill plantation.
5. Continue on the track until it reaches Coiliamy Farm. Here ignore the main track which descends to the right and instead follow a smaller one which heads past the front of the whitewashed farmhouse; signed for Dykehead. The track continues pleasantly past a derelict cottage and across fields, eventually curving and descending past a couple of rows of cottages to return to Dykehead.
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