19/05/2018 – As the weather was so fine we decided to make a day of it and take the longer approach from the west. We parked at Glackhead (NJ 44382797) on the A971, a lovely scenic road from Rhynie to Cabrach.
A steep climb up Orditeach then little ups and downs over fine rocky tops to Turf Hill. Great view from here east to our way to Cnoc Cailliche hillfort. I’ve been wanting to visit this area for some time as it looked good from Tap o’ Noth. Rocks and boulders everywhere. The walk from Turf Hill was easy going. No access problems.
If yellow has a smell, it’s gorse on a sunny day, it was wonderfully strong on the last little climb that brought us to the top of Cnoc Cailliche.
It’s a nice fort with grassed over ramparts. Location is excellent and well worth a visit. Great views of the surrounding area.
We made our way back via Red Craig (fine place for a brew). A lovely sunny day out.