Hill of Edzell

Nearest town:
Brechin (10km SSE)
OS reference:
NO5794170223
OS sheet:
44
Latitude:
56° 49' 18.27 N
Longitude:
2° 41' 20.89 W
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Image of Hill of Edzell (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

I was going to climb the hills behind, but oncoming darkness means another visit. Plenty to look for on this hill tho.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 6, 2025
Image of Hill of Edzell (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking north near the kerb, I didn’t leave my phone on top of the trig :-)

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 6, 2025
Image of Hill of Edzell (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking north east, note the probable kerb on the far right of the photo.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 6, 2025
Image of Hill of Edzell (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking south east, a trig sits on top of the much robbed cairn.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 6, 2025

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Hill of Edzell

drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 28, 2025

This was to prove an interesting and exciting climb. Parking at Edzell’s Old Parish Church I headed uphill, north, in the field to the west of Drummore Hill. A beautiful day, very little snow and no wind – very decent hill walking conditions. Keep going until clear of the trees and a track will be found. Follow this north until it ends, jump the fence and keep going.

All of a sudden I heard shouts in the wind, a saw a row of people in the field behind all carrying red flags along with two small tractors heading up and down the field, then I heard shooting – a pheasant shoot was following me up the hill. That ensured I sped up over the last field, jumped the fence and headed straight north via couple of fences to the trig.

The trig sits on top of fantastically positioned but ruined cairn. They couldn’t take away the views which today – absolutely stunning. There is earthfast kerb on the south and bits of cairn material – the remains of the 6m wide by 0.5 high site.

There’s a lot to see on this hill, better head south west.

Visited 04/01/2025.

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