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South west part of the mound.

Top of the mound looking north east.

Late afternoon sun shines on the Denwood mound.

Nice aerial photo.

This from half way down the north road shows how steep the east side is, and there’s much further to go. By the time I got back to the car, the hill had changed colour.

The western approach, the cairn is behind the first mast.

The cairn also has a sizeable footprint.

A flurry of snow arrived, this stone on the south of the cairn.

Looking north west.

Looking south east.

The top of the cairn.

There are three masts keeping the cairn company.

From the south west.

The Beauly Firth in the distance.

North west part of the cairn.

The brilliant cairn on top of Cnoc Udais, heavy snow on the hill across the valley.

Looking north along the east wall.

This gives an idea of how big the wall is and deep the glen below.

The east wall swings into the south wall.

In the valley below the Breakachy Burn adds another line of defence as well as the steep slopes.

The north wall swings east.

Inside the fort looking south west.

The sun highlights the west wall.

The north section.

North west section of an incredible wall.

When you scramble to the top you are greeted with this.

The hills south have quite a few forts, duns

The east part of the southern wall looking south east.

Part of the southernmost wall.

Rock defence on the west side.

The southern, boggy approach.

The rocky ridge leading to the east wall.

Both walls looking west.

The lower wall continues, this looking up to the east wall.

Appears to be a lower south wall.

The north wall appears to have fallen over the edge.

From beneath the west wall.

The huge south wall.

The north defences appear not to be there.

A shepherd’s wind shelter on the south west part of the wall.

Beyond the west wall and a hint of another rampart.

The west wall.

South east wall, Beauly Firth in the distance.

The south wall.

The east wall.

Further up, the walls just about become visible, the scenery to the west beautiful.