Geograph - photograph every grid square

The trees on the left, some of the few on this otherwise fairly bare hillside, mark the line of a watercourse which has dried up. The line of the old track and not-so-old fence can be clearly seen on the far side of the Back Burn, and in... (more)

The mountain hill in the distance is Ben Rinnes.

The solitary larch promised some welcome shade as I walked up among the young thistles which are threatening to take over the land here.

This small quarry has been dug fairly recently to resurface the track to Mayo Cottage nearby.

A panhandle of forest extends from the main block of plantation towards Mayo Cottage

Mayo is one of the most isolated cottages I've come across. In 1881, according to the census, it was occupied by a gamekeeper and his sister. Later: I am indebted to Marian Meldrum, whose great-great-great-grandfather lived here.... (more)

I was very impressed to be told by a man working here that the landowners, Fountain Forestry, have decided that the cottage should be made wind- and water-tight to prevent it falling into ruin. He also told me that when he started work on... (more)

In all of the ground I walked over this afternoon, this deer fence and one gate were the only obstructions I encountered, all the other gates on the hillside having been left open. The stile, while tailored for longer legs than mine, was... (more)

Looking down the course of an unnamed headwater of the Back Burn.

This plant grows almost exclusively in small streams and burns, and this was the only place I encountered running water this afternoon.