10th December 2023 : Day Meet : Hill of Wirren

Hill of Wirren (Graham) West Wirren & East Wirren
OS Landranger Map 44 (Ballater & Glen Clova)
Park at Bridgend NO536685
Distance from Stonehaven to parking at Bridgend 30 miles (approx 45 minutes)

From Edzell take the unclassified road past the entrance to Edzell Castle and continue for approximately 6 miles to Bridgend, park near the telephone box.

Walk back along the road for ¼ mile to Drumcairn, take the track NW past Dikehead and up the shoulder to Craig of Finnoch, continue on to the Hill of Wirren, a Graham. From the summit go NW to West Wirren 628m. retrace the route back to the Hill of Wirren, from there follow the shoulder SW then east to East Wirren 639m, descend by the track south to Craig Narb and on past the Hill of Formal to the Newbigging farm track and back to the car park. Distance 17 kms.

Some two miles south of Bridgend are the White and Brown Caterthuns, these two massive Iron Age hill forts can both be visited by short walks from the car park on a road between the two, giving fine views north towards the Glens and south across Strathmore.