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Name:Mullachdubh
Hill number:4553
Height:681m / 2234ft
Parent (Ma):1493  Mona Gowan
RHB Section:21A: Tomintoul to Banff
County/UA:Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen), Catchment Boundaries, Don (Aberdeen)
Watershed:Aberdeen Bay
Class:Simm, Graham Top
(Tu,Sim,GT)
Grid ref:NJ 35398 05692
Summit feature:mound
Drop:60m
Col:621m  NJ 3467 0559  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 37
(1:25k) OL59W 405W
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 75 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
 yorkielad25/11/2023
Parked in a lay-by just S of the Glenfenzie track. Big track leads off this up to Scraulac then ridge top ATV route to Cairnagour Hill and Mona Gowan. Another track northwards to collect Meikle Charsk Hill before doubling back to Gowan and round the Slacks of Glencarvie on smaller paths to Mullachdubh. We found another ATV route which took us SW and over the Allt a' Bhreabair, which unfortunately required a bit of a re-climb to get on to a track between Mona Gowan and Tom Liath. Once the latter in the bag we rejoined the track all the way back to Glenfenzie. 4 hrs.summitter16/11/2023
4 of 6: From Mona Gowan. With Karen.ChrisR13/06/2023
see log for Morvencarole engel28/07/2022
From A939 parking for a round of Cairnagour Hill, Mona Gowan, Mullachdubh and Morven.rhalstead22/06/2022
from near bridge at 312 027 A939 biked up on tracks, cairnagour hill, mona gowan repeat, mullachdubh, tom liath, lary hill, mammie.robertphillips16/10/2021
Descended W then NW from summit of Morven following old fenceline to Glac of Bunzeach then up S slope to top187lenny25/04/2021
Teaching until 3pm at Crathie then a calculated fast race against time for a round of 5 tops with just 2 hours of daylight remaining - as clocks went back yesterday. High road start (initially in rain - full waterproofs) from Glenfenzie at 3.30pm. 2km & 250m climb on ATV track up ridge through short heather and bog to main watershed ridge on Scraulac (4.01pm), jogged the downhills & flat to Mona Gowan (4.24pm), then easy going but further than was handy, to the end Simm of Mullachdubh (4.42pm) -rewarded by moody, now dry, end of day clouds and shafts of sinking low sunlight (dark in 30 mins when the name Mullachdubh -black hill - would become very appropriate) -pushed hard on rough contouring to add Tom Liath as daylight ebbed (5.19pm) - too dark now to see watch face but puddled tracks conveniently reflecting enough light in half moon to guide a a fast walk back to road (5.50pm) without the need to use the torch - being nicely atmospheric as well.Chris Pearson26/10/2020
With Rob. Followed the SMC guidebook round from Glenfenzie. Occasional gunshots. Windy and occasional showers otherwise good views.alexmaclennan09/09/2020
From A939 parking at ca NJ312027 along tracks past Glenfenzie ruins directly up Cairngour Hill, then along the ridge to Mona Gowan, Mullachdubh and onto Morven (joining ATV track to summit after 731m spot height), returning down ATV track, which continues down to main estate track at ca NJ357026), and followed tracks past Morven Lodge to Glenfenziekdbennett05/09/2020
I'd been over this hill years ago; this revisit was to confirm that I'd been to the top. Easy walk up Glen Deskry. Track all the way to White Hillock, then soggy ATV track to Glac of Bunzeach. Track continues faintly up the hill fading out part way up. Over the top, then down N through the forestry for a quick beer with my friend at Clashnettie.Gill03/09/2020
From the NGonk01/09/2020
With Steve & RodOik29/07/2020
With Rod and Grant from top of road along ridge to Mona Gowan then on to Morven on almost exclusively good dry going. Followed excellent atv track down from Morven to track then out by lodge to second car and quick run back to pass.SS29/07/2020
https://www.strava.com/activities/3712944780Alastair S04/07/2020
From A939, #4 of 5. Slacks of Glencarvie an impressive feature. Contoured round for Tom Liath en route back to Glenfenzie.RHW26/12/2019
from Balachailach.hill walker07/07/2019
along ridge from Mona Gowan KeithByTheC16/05/2019
Round of Morven and Mona Gowantrimarc216/05/2018
Making a circular route to Mona Gowan.Very windy on this exposed top. Lots of mountain hares running aroundLizzieG24/06/2017
Mona Gowan and its three associated tops. Easy going from south west on snow free ground, it had been thigh deep in places only a week earlier. A lot of track so speedy going.dickscroop20/02/2017
Walk with John from Lary over Cairnagour Hillm Mona Gowen and Morven to Milton of WhitehousePhilsidwell01/02/2011
climbed from west through the Slackstorkm25/04/2010
Solo walk. Parked near track to the old farmhouse of Glenfenzie. After ascending Cairnagour Hill and Mona Gowan went on to Mullachdubh. There is a rocky defile at the col between Mona Gowan and Mullachdubh. From Mullachdubh I went NNE to another top. I thought it might be higher and was a little unsure because my map was an old one. However, Tacit Tables indicate the first top to be the higher. Continued to Tom Liath.pwbellarby15/03/2008
Dry, high cloud, calm, good views.iangalbraith05/06/2006
From Birkford on the way to MorvenAlan Moore05/06/1996
Done years ago and repeated more recently.Gill2blank
Robin5606/10/2023
AlanD01/10/2023
Alan Whatley05/07/2023
chrispine03/03/2023
Adrian12/08/2022
Simon Winton10/07/2022
ThickIce27/06/2021
neilsan13/09/2020
alda10/09/2020
govanah18/05/2020
Alex C27/12/2019
mae30/04/2019
interloper20/04/2019
Fletch20/04/2019
Richard Martin26/03/2019
Dave McG20/03/2019
BaggerGutt03/12/2018
Fi05/05/2018
scoob05/05/2018
PGCE19/02/2018
vgiorgio18/01/2017
daviemore12/11/2016
amcvey12/11/2016