Duchray Hill 702m. & Mount Blair 744m Glen Isla/GlenShee, Section 7 OS 1:50 000 Sheet 43 : NO161672 & NO167629

23rd December 2004
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Mount Blair from Glen Shee.

Duchray Hill from the slopes of Mount Blair.
Typical going on the ridge up to Duchray Hill.
The summit, Duchray Hill.
Looking west from near the summit. Across Glen Shee towards Ben a'Ghlo.
Ascent of Mount Blair. Looking up Glen Shee towards Dalmunzie and Glas Tulaichean.
Mount Blair summit. With the new viewpoint indicator. The mast is behind me.
Mount Blair : Phone company erosion.

View over Glenshee from Duchray Hill.

A pair of similar hills passed by the hordes heading for higher and more snowy stuff further up Glen Shee. Mount Blair was reputedly a favourite of Sir Hugh Munro and is still a popular walk for locals. Sadly its been trashed by a huge mobile phone mast which is visible for miles. There is also a new toposcope in a horseshoe which is charming, bearing witness to the viewpoint qualities of isolated conical hills. Duchray Hill is less individual, merging more into the Mounth to the north. Again a good viewpoint, especially up Glen Shee from the cairn. This shows the true extent of the glen, the A93 sneaking off up a side glen to the skislopes , out of sight. The two can easily be done together from the road between them, I retired to the car for lunch before the almost trivial stroll up Mount Blair. Be warned however, Duchray (also known as on the OS, but nowhere else it seems as Meal na Letter, is moated by a particularly unpleasant marsh. Once the swamp is passed its a doddle. Mount Blair would make a good summer evening hill, but try to avoid the path marked on the OS maps, It's a trashed vehicle track made by the vandals who stuck the mast up.

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