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25/04/2010, Jane & David O. Parked at and started from the entrance to Newbigging Farm track, on the Edzell Castle road. Followed landrover track north to East Wirral triangulation point. Then west following a fence line towards Hill of Wirren. Good running to the low point after which deeply eroded bare peat in abundance slowed progress. Interesting bits of metal - possibly remains of an aircraft scattered across the area - maybe bits of the Liberator bomber which crashed on the hill on October 17th 1944 and from which 4 surprisingly got out alive. Although the grid reference given for the latter is a bit further west (http://www.caledonius.co.uk/brechin/Page77.html). Then on to the Hill of Wirren trig point which was for some reason protected by a solar powered electric fence (although not working). Returned southwards for about 1Km to pick up another landrover track (although not marked as such on the map) taking us down the hill to the west of the Burn of Drumcairn and on past a new Loch to Mill of Lethnot school and then back along road for about a mile to the car. All in all a nice round route and the weather was cold but fine.
25/04/2010, Jane & David O. Parked at and started from the entrance to Newbigging Farm track, on the Edzell Castle road. Followed landrover track north to East Wirral triangulation point. Then west following a fence line towards Hill of Wirren. Good running to the low point after which deeply eroded bare peat in abundance slowed progress. Interesting bits of metal - possibly remains of an aircraft scattered across the area - maybe bits of the Liberator bomber which crashed on the hill on October 17th 1944 and from which 4 surprisingly got out alive. Although the grid reference given for the latter is a bit further west (http://www.caledonius.co.uk/brechin/Page77.html). Then on to the Hill of Wirren trig point which was for some reason protected by a solar powered electric fence (although not working). Returned southwards for about 1Km to pick up another landrover track (although not marked as such on the map) taking us down the hill to the west of the Burn of Drumcairn and on past a new Loch to Mill of Lethnot school and then back along road for about a mile to the car. All in all a nice round route and the weather was cold but fine.