Meall Mor
Meall Mor, Perthshire.
Height – 551 metres. Map – OS Landranger 43.
Climbed - 27 March 2011. Time taken – 1 hour.
Distance – 3 kilometres. Ascent – 185 metres.
Trip Report Details:
Earlier in the day I was on the nearby Sub 2000 Marilyn, Crock, so it was only a short drive west to the single track Brewlands Bridge to Blacklunans Road. I parked at the high point on this road, the boundary between Angus and Perthshire, where a vehicle track headed south.
I set off along the track on a steady gradient but after around five minutes I was surprised to find a wide clearance between two areas of forest as this wasn't shown on my map. I didn't have a plan for escaping from the forest so I decided to use this heather covered clearance. Initially there were traces of animal tracks but higher up they were fainter as the ground steepened.
A couple of stone dykes and fences were crossed before the ground became a bit rocky. Beyond these rocks I crossed the county boundary marked by a stone dyke and followed it south-east round a few snow patches to the summit cairn. Here I had extensive views of the Perthshire and Angus countryside.
There was now a cool breeze so I sheltered behind the stone dyke for lunch before returning by the upward route.
The summit of Meall Mor is on the county boundary but I have shown it as in Perthshire as the majority of the walk was in this county.
That completes Region 7 (Braemar to Montrose) of The Relative Hills of Britain.
Photos taken on walk.
Photos taken on walk.