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12/01/2013 - We started from the small car park at NJ 5285 5467. There is a path heading north just past the entrance to the farm as the road turns left to Knockbog. Climbing a short way through trees the path then turns east to contour round the hill. This took us to just north of the circle with an easy walk of 100m through the wood south to reach it. Last time here the undergrowth hid the small stones and it was quite hard to make out the circle. Today it had all died back and what a brilliant difference it made. This really is a nice little circle on the edge of a peaceful wood. We headed back to the path and then north along a fence line to climb Knock Hill. If you are going up the hill it's well worth paying this circle a visit as well. Lovely if a bit chilly day.
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06/01/2013 - Last time I was here was 5 years back. Unbelievably windy day that had us hiding behind the trigpoint in case our sandwiches blew away. Today, though still pretty windy, we managed to have a better look at the ramparts that make up the fort. I wonder why it was never completed? As Drew writes in his fieldnotes, the views all round are great. We parked at the start of the Ben Rinnes path (NJ 2847 3596) and made our way round the track on the west side of Meikle Conval to the col between it and Little Conval. A short climb up a path took us to the fort. Back over Meikle Conval is a nice way back to the car. Fine day out.
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02/01/2013 - Slowly working my way through the recumbent stone circles. I've looked at this one from Tap o'Noth a few times but never visited. Today the weather was good so after we got back to the car from visiting the hillfort I thought we'd give it a go. The circle is in a small copse of trees not far from the road. We parked pretty much south and walked along the edge of a field to get to it. Barbed wire fence blocked our way but with a New Year spring in our step we were soon over and into the wood (if only that was true, we got over eventually though). What a cracking circle this must have been back in the day. Just one stone still standing with a few others lying where they fell. I liked this one very much.
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07/09/2010 - Nice cairn on summit of Cronk ny Arrey Laa (Hill of the Day Watch). Easy access from east. Very cloudy when we went but the view must be great. Worth visiting if you have time is Lag ny Keeilley (site of an early 8th century christian hermitage) on the steep west slope of the hill. One of the most amazing places I've been to in my life.
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07/09/2010 - Great hill with fantastic view not that I saw it as the day we went the cloudbase was very low. Nice hillfort covering summit with good access from the west. More folklore about this hill than you can shake a stick at.
History, Folklore and Tradition about hill
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27/12/2012 - Parked near the top of the Horseshoe Pass. We started the day by visiting the cairns on Cyrn y Brain. Once back at the car we took the ridge west to Moel y Gamelin cairn and then on to Moel y Gaer hillfort. I had not realised just how up and down the walk was (do they do flat round here?) and was quite tried but happy when we reached the fort. What a great place for it! Wall best viewed on west side. We sat for a while watching the rain making it's way towards us then carried on to Moel Morfydd before it got too bad. Took the footpath on the north side of hill back to the car. Worth mentioning is the Ponderosa Cafe opposite the car park. Very friendly folk and good value. (I had pasty, chips, peas and gravy - Happy Christmas belly god).
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26/12/2012 - It's been a while since I was here. I remember a pretty miserable trudge over Kinder to camp at Hayfield for the night as a teenager, many moons ago. Today we parked in Hayfield, opposite the campsite and set off walking past Tunstead to climb the west side of Kinderlow to the cairn. From the 427m mark on OS map to the cairn it gets quite steep but it is a nice walk with the view getting ever better as we climbed. The cairn is grassed over but has a few visible kerbstones. At around the 600m mark the view from the cairn is fantastic, looking west to Manchester and beyond. The weather was kind to us today, with the sun coming out as we reached the cairn. Well worth a visit and a pretty good way to burn off the Xmas pud as well.
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11/11/2012 - After a visit to Jock's Cairn on the west side of Sma' Glen in the morning we headed up Dun Mor from Newton Bridge to have a look at this hillfort on the east side of the glen. Straight forward walk over shortish heather. The fort is fantastic. Double walls, best seen on the south side. Great location. Well worth a visit.
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11/11/2012 - I was on the hill north of Jock's Cairn earlier in the year and had made my mind up to visit this one when I next got the chance. Weather was pretty good on Sunday so we headed to Sma' Glen. Parked at Newton Bridge and climbed the steep north side of the hill to the cairn. The cairn has a pretty big footprint but is topped by a 2 metre modern cairn. The location of this one is superb. Sma' Glen is a favorite place.
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21/10/2012 - This cairn is halfway along Gleann Beag on the east side of the river. The road is on the west so if you want the quickest route to the cairn you are going to have to get your feet wet. We crossed the river just north of the cairn and it wasn't that bad today but could be tricky after heavy rain or snow melt. The cairn is on a small rise with a fantastic view up and down the glen. Most of the stones have been displaced to the east side but the cist is visible with a possible capstone next to it. It's worth a visit if you are passing through.
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21/10/2012 - Parking at the Spittal of Glenshee church we headed down the track on the north side of the Shee Water. Passing the fantastic standing stone behind the church on it's little hill called Dun Shith (Hill of the Fairies) we walked 500m to the cairn. The robbed cairn is very low laying with few stones showing through the grass. Not really the most exciting cairn but the area is lovely. If you visit, keep an eye out for the fairy folk, if they are real this is as good a place as any to catch a glimpse.
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14/10/2012 - Harvey's Cairn is pretty close to Tyrebagger stone circle. We took the track that runs SW- NE until we were just north of the cairn then made our way through the trees to the cairn. The cairn is quite wide but has suffered over the years. There are a few bigger stones around the base. Tucked just inside the wood with lots of thick green moss on the stones gave it a bit of an enchanted feel today.
Aberdeen Council site record for Harvey's Cairn
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29/09/2012 - On the way back from Cornwall to Aberdeen we stopped off to have a walk on Long Mynd. Starting from Carding Mill Valley we made our way west to Pole Bank. A few good tumuli on here to look at but once I saw Bodbury Ring I had to make my way over to have a look. Great hillfort in a superb location. Big wall on north side, steep down to valley on south. Great view to the Wrekin and beyond.
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27/09/2012 - For weeks to come I'm going to be having nightmares about this one. It looked so easy on the map. Park in the layby (SW 68763639), take right of way on west of hill then stroll up last 300m to cairn, job done. All was going fine until the last bit. The final 300-400m is a hellish bash through bramble & gorse. Finally getting to the cairn we were left battered and bloodied and we still had to go back down. The cairn is a good one though. Spoiled slightly by trig, mast and reservoir. There must be a better way up then the one we took.
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27/09/2012 - I like this one. Castle Pencaire fort sits on top of Tregonning Hill (boring fact alert - it's the most southern hill in Britain with a drop of 100 metres or more on all sides). Because of the drop, the view is very good. Quite overgrown but the walls of fort are easy to make out. Parked at Balwest, waymarked path to top.
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26/09/2012 - The round barrow is situated on the top of Hensbarrow Beacon hill and it's the oddest hill I've been to. Hard to feel you are at any sort of summit as you stand on the top surrounded by china clay spoil heaps that tower over you by 40 meters plus. Really interesting place. The barrow is huge and worth seeing. Small car park by road at SW 99205755.
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25/09/2012 - We were going to park west of Men-An-Tol but found ourselves in the middle of a hunt. Dogs, big horses and people wearing a lot of red. All a bit odd but each to their own, I suppose. Instead we drove north to park at Carn Galver. A shortish climb found us at the top of Watch Croft. What a place for a cairn. Amazing 360 view and for the first time I felt a long way from home. We stood on the nearby summit rock and watched the rain pass through creating a rainbow above the cairn. Magical. Carried on to Men-An-Tol and the Nine Maidens. A great walk in a great area.
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24/09/2012 - After visiting the north side of Bodmin Moor in the morning I probably should have had a lie down in a darkened room but instead we chanced me passing out with excitement by going to the Hurlers on the south side. Had intended to just go to the circles and then on to Stowe's Hill to look at the Cheesewring (both amazing) but we just kept walking north to Longstone Downs. Three nice cairns sit on top. If you visit and have time, carry on to Kilmar Tor. The top is as good as it gets. Walked back along the dismantled tramway east of Stowe's Hill.
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24/09/2012 - Started from Rough Tor car park on a walk in one of the best places I've been for a while. Bodmin Moor is wonderful. We made our way via the fantastic Showery Tor and it's cairn to Brown Willy. Great summit cairn but the one just south of the top was my favourite. Looped back over Rough Tor with it's brilliant stones and horses grazing just below. I'm not that good with words and I just can't think of enough of them to describe how much I liked this place. A must visit.
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22/09/2012 - Parked at Meldon reservoir on a great weather day. Very little cloud, big blue sky. Headed south via Black Tor to the cairn at Fordsland Ledge. Really fine walking and the cairn is very nice with great views. Continued on to High Willhays and the cairns on Yes Tor. Great loop on the edge on Dartmoor. I hope to go back one day.
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