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| Name: | Black Binks |
| Hill number: | 6101 |
| Height: | 504m / 1654ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 461 Glas Maol |
| RHB Section: | 07A: Braemar to Montrose |
| County/UA: | Angus |
| Catchment: | Tay |
| Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five (Tu,5,HF) |
| Grid ref: | NO 25844 65118 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: ground on N side of fence |
| Drop: | 41m |
| Col: | 463m NO256660  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 44 (1:25k) OL53S 388S |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 24 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Circuit of Corwharn and nearby tops from parking by reservoir at NO260598. Creigh Hill South Top, then Creigh Hill. Continued to N, descending to beallach W of Craig of Balloch. Climbed Milldewan Hill and then along easy undulating ridge to Corwharn. Continued to Eskielawn and Bruntshields, Black Binks and a short steep ascent to Cuilt Hill. Descended to track and road back to start. Mist and rain for much of route. | RobertP | 18/03/2023 |
| From Cuilt Hill along the fence | Gonk | 09/02/2023 |
| After Cuilt Hill, then exit by long ridge south to regain the Backwater road | Colin Crawford | 12/07/2022 |
| From the Backwater viewpoint carpark, (no parking places beyond this) past Glenhead Farm and Hole. Then through the plantation on the lower grassy track, and up track to Eskielawn. Then NNW along ATV tracks to Bruntshields. Down SW to col, and back over Black Binks and Cuilt Hill. These had worn routes through the heather. | Minto | 15/03/2022 |
| A round of Eskielawn, Bruntshields Black Binks and Cuilt Hill over sometimes very wet tussocky terrain. | NormanW | 15/03/2022 |
| From the Backwater viewpoint carpark past Glenhead Farm and Hole then through the recently felled Drumshade Plantation to Hill of Strone. Along the fence line up to Eskielawn then NNW along ATV tracks to Bruntshields. Headed back via Black Binks and Cuilt Hill, both of which had worn routes through the heather and long grass making passage relatively straightforward. | summitter | 23/01/2022 |
| Recommend using designated car parking at Little Ley picnic area (a pleasant 10 min walk to Glenhead from here). Good track to Hole then easily up. | Tony S | 22/02/2021 |
| Bike from Blairgowrie; friendly sheep farmer | bertbarnett123 | 26/05/2020 |
| cuilt hill and black binks from glenhead road end parked on verge near gate 150m before bridge. | robertphillips | 06/01/2020 |
| Ascended from Eskielawn in excellent autumn weather. | JohnW | 21/10/2019 |
| After Cuilt. HP N side of fence. Back along ridge and past farm to car near roadhead. | RHW | 31/12/2018 |
| Simon Winton | 26/10/2023 | |
| govanah | 15/08/2023 | |
| thelonious | 10/05/2023 | |
| Dottie | 13/11/2022 | |
| StueyB | 20/08/2022 | |
| Tricky | 02/11/2021 | |
| hill walker | 30/08/2020 | |
| richtea5040 | 28/08/2020 | |
| Lindsay M | 03/09/2017 | |
| alda | 26/01/2017 | |
| iaindbrown | 26/01/2017 | |
| chalky1953 | 14/04/2016 | |
| JA | 13/02/2004 |