Continuing the novel things I found while meandering in Angus a wee while back, we came across an amazing garden while is a tribute to a number of ‘lads o’pairts’ from the Forfar are who went on to make significant individual…
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Forfar botanists commemorated by plants and in stone
Tagged with: Angus Glens, Archaeology, Botany, Caenlochan, Corrie Fee, Forfar
Posted in Mountains, Scotland, Trips
Posted in Mountains, Scotland, Trips
A walk in the Craigmillar WIAT (Woods in and Around Towns)
The days are getting shorter, so the chance to get out and top up the Vitamin D whenever I fancy is one of the undoubted benefits of self-employment. When I can combine it with some geological work, even better. Hills…
Tagged with: Archaeology, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Geology, Outdoor, WIAT
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Clapper Bridges near Cashel Dhu, NW Highlands
Clapper bridges are something I’d previously associated exclusively with Dartmoor; there is a famous large one at Postbridge but there many more examples spanning watercourses on the moor. A recent tweet from Forestry Commission Scotland alerted me to the fact…
Cnoc and lochan in the Ceathramh Garb (Rough Quarter)
Last week was spent in the Eriboll area, near the edge of the Moine Thrust. Based out of the excellent independent hostel at Kyle of Tongue, my morning commute to Loch Hope would take me across the flat boggy area…
Tagged with: Archaeology, Cnoc, Land Use, Lochan, Ordnance Survey
Posted in Geodiversity, Mountains, Scotland, Trips
Posted in Geodiversity, Mountains, Scotland, Trips
Castlelaw Hill. So hilly they named it twice
Castlelaw Hill is one of the more accessible peaks in the Pentlands, for reasons both ancient and modern. The ancient reason is that there is an earth house (aka souterrain) within a series of defensive ramparts and ditches. One modern…
Mapping human influences on the uplands and mountains of Scotland
As well as the natural history of the uplands and mountains, which I have provided some resources for on the blog before (see here ), working as an outdoor leader requires some knowledge of human activities and traces in the…
Tagged with: Archaeology, Land Use, Maps, Scotland
Posted in Mountain Training, Mountains, Scotland, Soils
Posted in Mountain Training, Mountains, Scotland, Soils
Hills of Hame 