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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 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 75 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
yorkielad | 25/11/2023 | |
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. | summitter | 16/11/2023 |
4 of 6: From Mona Gowan. With Karen. | ChrisR | 13/06/2023 |
see log for Morven | carole engel | 28/07/2022 |
From A939 parking for a round of Cairnagour Hill, Mona Gowan, Mullachdubh and Morven. | rhalstead | 22/06/2022 |
from near bridge at 312 027 A939 biked up on tracks, cairnagour hill, mona gowan repeat, mullachdubh, tom liath, lary hill, mammie. | robertphillips | 16/10/2021 |
Descended W then NW from summit of Morven following old fenceline to Glac of Bunzeach then up S slope to top | 187lenny | 25/04/2021 |
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 Pearson | 26/10/2020 |
With Rob. Followed the SMC guidebook round from Glenfenzie. Occasional gunshots. Windy and occasional showers otherwise good views. | alexmaclennan | 09/09/2020 |
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 Glenfenzie | kdbennett | 05/09/2020 |
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. | Gill | 03/09/2020 |
From the N | Gonk | 01/09/2020 |
With Steve & Rod | Oik | 29/07/2020 |
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. | SS | 29/07/2020 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/3712944780 | Alastair S | 04/07/2020 |
From A939, #4 of 5. Slacks of Glencarvie an impressive feature. Contoured round for Tom Liath en route back to Glenfenzie. | RHW | 26/12/2019 |
from Balachailach. | hill walker | 07/07/2019 |
along ridge from Mona Gowan | KeithByTheC | 16/05/2019 |
Round of Morven and Mona Gowan | trimarc2 | 16/05/2018 |
Making a circular route to Mona Gowan.Very windy on this exposed top. Lots of mountain hares running around | LizzieG | 24/06/2017 |
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. | dickscroop | 20/02/2017 |
Walk with John from Lary over Cairnagour Hillm Mona Gowen and Morven to Milton of Whitehouse | Philsidwell | 01/02/2011 |
climbed from west through the Slacks | torkm | 25/04/2010 |
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. | pwbellarby | 15/03/2008 |
Dry, high cloud, calm, good views. | iangalbraith | 05/06/2006 |
From Birkford on the way to Morven | Alan Moore | 05/06/1996 |
Done years ago and repeated more recently. | Gill2 | blank |
Robin56 | 06/10/2023 | |
AlanD | 01/10/2023 | |
Alan Whatley | 05/07/2023 | |
chrispine | 03/03/2023 | |
Adrian | 12/08/2022 | |
Simon Winton | 10/07/2022 | |
ThickIce | 27/06/2021 | |
neilsan | 13/09/2020 | |
alda | 10/09/2020 | |
govanah | 18/05/2020 | |
Alex C | 27/12/2019 | |
mae | 30/04/2019 | |
interloper | 20/04/2019 | |
Fletch | 20/04/2019 | |
Richard Martin | 26/03/2019 | |
Dave McG | 20/03/2019 | |
BaggerGutt | 03/12/2018 | |
Fi | 05/05/2018 | |
scoob | 05/05/2018 | |
PGCE | 19/02/2018 | |
vgiorgio | 18/01/2017 | |
daviemore | 12/11/2016 | |
amcvey | 12/11/2016 |