On Sunday I was working for Beyond Adventure with Dundee High School in the bonny hills of Perthshire. The group was on a DoE gold training day to get them prepared for their expedition training. I met the 5 girls at Rumbling bridge carpark. The rain that had fallen the previous day and the night before had made the rumbling Bridge falls a spectacular site and Goat boaters would have had an exciting time on the Braan but I didn't spot anyone....Shame, shame because it looked a pretty exciting run!
The weather on Sunday itself was mixed and perfect for navigation and experiencing some wild conditions. It varied from sunshine, to snow blizzard, to rain showers and back to sunshine. The girls were a great bunch and properly switched on.
We walked into Glen Garr and headed up to the Obney hills. On the summit there is an interesting hill fort. The weather turned pretty nasty on the top which made it even more exciting. Once we got some visibility back we looked across to the SW to identify one of the summits and saw another interesting structure on the top of it which was marked on the map as an obelisk. We decided to head down and climb the hill on the other side to check it out. The hill was called Craig Gibbon and the Obelisk looked like a sort of ancient monument. I would like to know what it signifies and how old it is so if anyone has got any ideas on that please let me know.
Another good day that blew out the cog webs!
See yahs,
Christel
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