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Success on my last Angus Marilyn, Mile Hill

Success on my last Angus Marilyn, Mile Hill


Postby The Rodmiester » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:49 pm

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Mile Hill

Date walked: 30/01/2013

Time taken: 1.75 hours

Distance: 5.82 km

Ascent: 258m

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After the last abortive effort from the South, 'hills' had given me a suggested starting point on the North East of Mile Hill, the entrance to the listed Balintore Castle which I believe is being restored. Johnny Corbett and I started here and crossed the road past the old Balintore Smithy building, climbing the gate on the left and continued to another timber gate and headed over a snow laden field filled with sheep, luckily the farmer had been earlier and been on a 4x4 and left tracks to follow, which made walking easier. We continued over the field and crossed into another water logged field and decided to keep to the side of the tree plantation on our right until we came to a track heading for the now disused and crumbling Gairlaw. From now on all fences had electric wiring both sides which made crossings difficult and the order of the day was to head for any gates. Bit of a joke really as this area has had planning approval for nine wind turbines 60m high.
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Start at the Balintore Castle entrance gates grid ref 296586
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Cross over the road and pass through the wooden gates on the right of the Balintore Smithy building and outbuilding
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Crossing a snow covered field filled with sheep and heading South.
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Looking back at the starting point
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JC heading off towards another access gate, Mile Hill on the left
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Track to the now crumbling Gairlaw with Mile Hill on the right
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As we cannot find any gates to cross we continue along the track to Gairlaw, then cross the burn on our right, and head on up crossing another waterlogged field to another gate before climbing up the steep North face of Mile Hill to the summit
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Just a wee pile of stones at the summit, as the wind is now howling we don't hang about and head off down again
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Heading on down off the summit
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Making good time in the snow
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We return by the tree plantation on the West of the field we walked down through at the start
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Balintore Castle from the road

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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby Stuart Angus » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:12 pm

More sunshine for JC!!!
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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby The Rodmiester » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:18 pm

Stuart Angus wrote:More sunshine for JC!!!


JC can come again anytime, 'Mr Blueskies' :lol:
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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby Silverhill » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:43 pm

Perfect day for a nice wee walk! This is how I like winter!
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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby Gordie12 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:04 pm

Time to move on to pastures new!!! From all your reports you seem to have enjoyed doing the Angus "wee" hills!

This was a close up of Balintore House a few years ago, at the time I couldn't see anyone taking it on as it was in one hell of a mess.

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Balintore House


Just trying to decide whether to head in to Glen Isla tomorrow, your conditions seemed OK.
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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby The Rodmiester » Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:13 pm

Gordie12 wrote:Time to move on to pastures new!!! From all your reports you seem to have enjoyed doing the Angus "wee" hills!

This was a close up of Balintore House a few years ago, at the time I couldn't see anyone taking it on as it was in one hell of a mess.

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Just trying to decide whether to head in to Glen Isla tomorrow, your conditions seemed OK.


Good photograph of Balintore Castle :) , don't fancy waking up to see a bloody Windfarm out the bedrom window :( , what are Angus Council thinking of! Very wet snow, the amount of water run off was something else. Boots will take some drying out. Dinnae bother with the Hill of Wirren, you won't be seen again, the peat hags will swallow you up :lol:
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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby Gordie12 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:55 pm

Badandun Hill is in my head and it won't let go till I go and do it!!!!!!! :lol:
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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby The Rodmiester » Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:45 pm

Gordie12 wrote:Badandun Hill is in my head and it won't let go till I go and do it!!!!!!! :lol:


Good luck with Babandun tomorrow Gordie, that one should be fine, what with a fine track most of the way. Mind you you will probably find a river rather than track :lol:
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Re: Success on my last Angus Marilyn

Postby The Rodmiester » Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:47 pm

The Rodmiester wrote:
Gordie12 wrote:Badandun Hill is in my head and it won't let go till I go and do it!!!!!!! :lol:


Good luck with Babandun tomorrow Gordie, that one should be fine, what with a fine track most of the way. Mind you you will probably find a river rather than track :lol:


How did I know you were to find the river, spooky that :o
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