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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | Hill of Barra Iron Age Hillfort in Aberdeenshire, which also has traces of mediaeval ridge and furrow cultivation. Access is by a track off the main Inverurie/Oldmeldrum road. The track is long and uphill all the way. Wear stout trousers if climbing to the top, because there are wicked gorse bushes all round the base, whose thorns find any way they can to scratch your legs. I know this from bitter experience! Seeing the deep ramparts of the fort and the beautiful views of the surrounding countryside from the top, make the climb worthwhile though.
Grid Ref: NJ803257
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| Posted Comments: golux
(2011-12-28) | Access by sign-posted route (1.15km uphill, about 15 minutes' walking): from the roundabout on the S side of Oldmeldrum where the B97170 meets the bypass, head N as if entering Oldmeldrum and immediately turn right onto the road running S towards Hill of Barra; at the first house (which rejoices in the name "Blankets") leave the road and continue S by taking the path through the woodland, cross the fence by the stile and continue S along the field edge; cross the footbridge, cross the fence by the stile then continue S following the fence towards the hilltop. This route avoids the gorse bushes but beware cattle and electrified fences. Great views to N and W, well worth the walk on a fine day. |
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