03/01/2022 – Summit of Kinpurney Hill. Trigpoint, hillfort and a fine tower. All in sunshine, just lovely. A very nice place to spend some time at.
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03/01/2022 – View across to Kinpurney Hill hillfort from our sandwich spot on East Kinpurney Hill. Good place to see the ramparts from.
03/01/2022 – Making our way up Kinpurney Hill. Nearly at the ramparts.
03/01/2022 – Lovely view down from Kinpurney Hill hillfort.
03/01/2022 – Low grass bank surrounding the tower, probably unrelated to the hillfort.
03/01/2022 – Steep SE side of Kinpurney Hill
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03/01/2022 – Start of a new year, hopefully this one turns out a bit more ‘normal’. A few days of walking in the Sidlaw Hills sounded as good a way to kick off the year as any. Kinpurney Hill is a fine hill. Good parking in Newtyle. Walked down road to Denend and then took the sign posted path up the Den. This is a lovely, wooded walk by a stream, bit muddy but very pretty. Coming out of the trees, the path heads up the hill. Bit steep and a little slippy in places but nothing too bad.
The fort is enclosed by a single rampart and ditch. It’s a fair-sized interior, area of 6.6ha making this the largest hillfort in Angus. Kinpurney Hill is probably better known for the tower on top. It’s an observatory, built 1774. There is a low grass bank surrounding the tower, probably unrelated to the hillfort.
Some have this hillfort as ‘unfinished’. Also maybe vitrified, but probably not as the rocks are volcanic (best seen at base of tower).
Really worth the walk up. The views are fantastic from the top. The big snowy hills to the west and north looked great.
Sites within 20km of Kinpurney Hill
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East Kinpurney Hill
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Denoon
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Witches Stones
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Auchterhouse Hill
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Newbigging Farm
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Seward’s Stone, Belmont
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West Mains
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Denoon Law
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Belliduff
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Kinpurnie
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Auchterhouse
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Meigle
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Macbeth’s Stone
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Carlunie
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Duff’s Knowe
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High Keillor Farm
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Balkello
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Dronley House
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Craigowl
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Arthurstone
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Gallow Hill 2
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Prieston Hut Circles
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Hill of Prieston
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Gallow Hill
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Tealing Hill cist
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Tealing Hill settlement
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Glamis
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Pitcur Souterrain
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Philpie
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Hill Of Dores
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Dryloch
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Airlie
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Huntingfaulds
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Hurly Hawkins
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Lendrick Lodge Stone
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Mill of Cumna
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Tealing Hill
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Bruceton
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Camperdown
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Camperdown Park
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Tealing
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Shanzie Farm
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Shanzie
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Barns of Airlie Souterrain
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Barns Of Airlie Farm
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Dron Hill
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Balloch
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Barry Hill
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Carmichael Cottages Cursus
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Knowehead
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Market Knowe
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Reedie 2
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Reedie
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East Campsie
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Balgay Hill
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Meikle Kenny Standing Stone
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Meikle Kenny Recumbent?
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Meikle Kenny
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Meikle Kenny Group B
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Meikle Kenny Group C
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Craig Hill
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Dundee Law
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King’s Seat
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Drumend
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Broad Moss
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Formal
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Brankam Hill
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Mid Strone Hill
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Castle Hill Wood
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Glenballoch Standing Stone
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Castle Hill
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Strone Hill
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Balloch
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