Beinn Lunndaidh and Ben Bhraggie from Golspie

[rob munbett]

I was through in the Golspie area with my wife for the day - we were staying in a cottage in Altass on holiday - and I fancied a quick trip up these two hills. I had seen the statue on the hillside quite a few times from the road - and from other hills - so I thought it might be worth a visit. My wife dropped me off at the start of the Ben Bhraggie walk at NC832014 and she headed back down to the town for a coffee. It was a great easy angled track through the woods and I was able to jog up it pretty quickly, travelling light as I was. I reached the high moor and started wandering across it to the trig on Beinn Lunndaidh where I stopped to take the usual pics - but no camera in the pocket of my small rucksack so it was back across the moor to regain the track to Bhraggie. I was nearly there when I stopped for a drink and found my camera in my water bottle pocket - ah well, better late than not at all!

Looking back across the high moorland to Beinn Lunndaidh

I went over the summit of Ben Bhraggie towards the monument.

Over the summit of Ben Bhraggie towards the statue

The view sea-ward

There was a great view down on Golspie, aided by a pair of superb viewing binoculars (free!) - I could even spy my wife sitting on a bench down by the shore. I phoned her to tell her (pathetic, I know) and she said that she could see me - I was the small figure! I headed down the excellent path straight down the hillside which led straight into the centre of the town down Fountain Road.

Looking back up the heathery hillside to the statue

All that remained was to share a brilliant fish supper on a bench looking out to sea. We later drove round to Loch Fleet to see the hill from that angle and watch the geese flying in. Great afternoon!

The hills from Loch Fleet