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Name:White Caterthun
Hill number:4619
Height:300m / 984ft
Parent (Ma):491  Ben Tirran
RHB Section:07B: Braemar to Montrose
County/UA:Angus
Catchment:North Esk
Class:Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,3,Y)
Grid ref:NO 54728 66081
Summit feature:collapsed wall ramparts
Drop:103m
Col:197m  NO537657  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 44
(1:25k) 389
Observations:summit is highest point of ring: trig point base is 80m NW at NO 54786 66028
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 115 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From the parking area between the two Caterthuns.PGCE28/02/2024
From mapped parking area to the E. Brown C and Hill of Lundie after.jonglew21/09/2023
White and Brown from the picnic site P between them.summitsup24/04/2023
Very easy ascent from the car park.Minto04/03/2023
From the roadside visitor parking… easy walk up and round the fort and cup marked stone. 1/3N.Morters04/02/2023
Excellent little hill.Good view over to Hill of Wirren as the sun went down.Got the OS bolt into the bargain.ARM07/10/2022
A very good short walk from the handy car park. Good path, a very fine hill fort, good bilberries and good if somewhat murky views.Gill15/08/2022
An easy short walk up, and the actual site was much bigger than I expected. There is an interesting video online depicting what it is presumed to have looked likeHirta28/05/2022
Very easy ascent from road between the Caterthuns. First bagging the higher and more interesting White Caterthun and then ascending Brown Caterthun. A few people about. A massive 110m ascent for both. All the high hills nearby were in cloud. Afterwards drove to and bagged Hill of Garvock.DanTrig17/09/2021
5th hill of the day and very much the most interesting, look for the large cup marked rock west of the entrance.hils07/08/2021
summit not obviouscarole engel06/08/2021
Most recent visit (have visited at least 3 times previously), with Inez.clashcityrocker31/05/2021
Short, pleasant walk up from car park.LizH11/10/2020
Short walk from car park to the east.willyross07/07/2020
Up from the small cp.robertphillips18/03/2020
With Brown Caterthunhillsman02/07/2019
Both White and Brown from the small car park. Great vantage point. Can see its value as a hill fort.Campbell Singer07/06/2019
En route to Shetland. Great views.Barbara Singer07/06/2019
An ice hill fort walk.jenx25/01/2019
With Jenx and Bryher from road CP. Both hill fort’s, pleasant walking and viewsnordicstar25/01/2019
Weather fair.MountainMac06/10/2018
From Caterthuns CP. A circuit of the inner ring of White Cat, then an enjoyable out and back to the summit of Brown Cat, a few yards S of the track.Nick Down110/08/2018
With Evan and Heather. From Caterthuns car park up well-worn footpath to top, round perimeter wall and across enclosed circle, and back down to car park, then on to Brown Caterthun. Warm and sunny, but hazy.mainnirnamfiadh26/06/2018
From the car park on the road that passes over the pass between White Caterthun and Brown Caterthun. First on easy path to White Caterthun where I walked round the inner ring over the highest point. Then to Brown Caterthun – rather a muddy path on the lower part. A pleasant Winter afternoon. Been up White Caterthun twice before – dates not recorded.pwbellarby25/01/2018
Did a circle around the fort walls as not sure which was the high point.summitter23/09/2017
Easy ascent from the carpark. Walked around the whole summit area.Windy Corner25/09/2016
Thick mistalda14/02/2015
On return from Hill of Wirren. Short walk from nearby car park.Topographer5729/10/2013
An easy but interesting summit.JohnW25/10/2013
Climbed from the car park. Not sure about summit so walked the ring.Chris Peart23/05/2013
Car park and path.chrisbien07/08/2010
Solo on TGO Challenge 2010alistairpooler26/05/2010
see log on TrigpointingUK.com. RHW25/05/2009
Self, Peter and dogInvicta1421/09/2007
simple enough from the roadtorkm07/07/2006
visited as an ancient monument - the Hump is a bonus!citygent11/07/2003
Chasing stone circles with Michael.Craigieboy4411/08/2002
hill raceThearlaichdubh01/08/1987
Estimated date - quick stroll from the roadSS01/06/1986
Sledging with family after Easter visit also. Date estimated; living in Friockheimbertbarnett12307/03/1982
BigNick19/08/2023
Halfdecent28/06/2023
Tom Mundell30/09/2022
Dottie00115/08/2022
Dottie15/08/2022
grumpy25/05/2022
Pete R02/01/2022
govanah11/06/2021
AndyS24/05/2021
Lorna S15/05/2021