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Name: | Carmont Hill |
Hill number: | 4620 |
Height: | 236m / 774ft |
Parent (Ma): | 507 Kerloch |
RHB Section: | 07B: Braemar to Montrose |
County/UA: | Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (North) |
Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Yeaman (Hu,Tu,2,Y) |
Grid ref: | NO 80672 83543 |
Summit feature: | large ancient cairn |
Drop: | 132m |
Col: | 104m NO791819 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 45 (1:25k) 396 |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 42 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
From the gravel pit parking up the track towards Upper Foord then grassy track to fence, along to huge cairn. 2/2 | N.Morters | 08/03/2024 |
1 of 5, from cross roads to S, farm track, AT: track and path all the way to the summit. Onwards to Jacksbank via the level crossing. | Minto | 01/04/2023 |
Parked on track to Upper Foord, just beyond quarry. Track all the way to top. | willyross | 17/02/2023 |
Parked just N of the crossroads and, as others, followed the road/track NE to the final bend, then straight on, quickly joining a grassy ATV track, NW between the forest edge and the fence to the large cairn. | LizH | 11/02/2023 |
We parked in a lay-by on the Drumlithie Rd besides Long Cairn. Walk up the Keabog road until almost at Upper Foord, snowy track through the forest to Square's Knap, then uphill track at forest edge to summit cairn. | summitter | 17/12/2022 |
Route as PW below- tracks/ no fences all the way. Huge ? ancient stone cairn. Great views and ripe bilberries in breezy sun. | Denise | 21/09/2022 |
Same route as PWB and indeed a track all the way. | RichardM | 21/09/2022 |
Track up from keabog, after getting the ok to park there. | robertphillips | 28/12/2021 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 22/03/2021 |
Solo. Parked at crossroads at NO79768181. Walked NE on track going to Upper Foord. At the sharp bend just before Upper Foord I Continued straight on to the forest edge and then NW to the summit. Track all the way and no fences to climb over, not even a gate to pass through. A beautiful sunny afternoon. | pwbellarby | 12/01/2020 |
Parked at side of track leading to Upper Foord Croft (NO 8058 8257). Walked NE to pick up fenceline at Square's Knap whence NW to hill top. | jonglew | 24/10/2019 |
From Keabog - decent paths along firebreaks out onto the moorland. | nix_snilloc | 14/05/2019 |
From Lindsayfield | jimbloomer | 04/07/2018 |
From Lindsayfield. Much barbed wire,ploughed fields and in the wood windblown timber. | NormanW | 31/03/2017 |
Ascended from Lindsayfield. A number of barbed wire fences to cross. | hill walker | 26/12/2013 |
From NE, met farmer en route, very friendly | RHW | 17/02/2013 |
Always wondered what this was from the road, the cairn is prominent. Crossing the fence from farmland to moorland in one step. | LizzieG | 29/04/2012 |
AndyS | 15/07/2023 | |
Tom Mundell | 13/05/2023 | |
Trekking toes | 13/05/2023 | |
interloper | 29/04/2023 | |
Fletch | 29/04/2023 | |
lindaross | 17/02/2023 | |
PeterAH | 11/02/2023 | |
govanah | 09/11/2022 | |
Adrian | 15/08/2022 | |
fionnag | 30/12/2020 | |
dave g | 30/12/2020 | |
Dave McG | 24/10/2019 | |
Gonk | 07/02/2019 | |
Lindsay M | 15/12/2018 | |
mae | 04/07/2018 | |
Tony S | 14/01/2018 | |
Martin R | 08/04/2016 | |
Alan Whatley | 28/02/2016 | |
bjewing | 27/12/2015 | |
Kiltie | 02/06/2015 | |
PM | 22/02/2014 | |
chalky1953 | 19/04/2013 | |
Mudskipper | 24/02/2013 | |
Colin Crawford | 22/08/2012 | |
thelonious | 05/02/2011 |