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Carn ChuinneagCarn Chuinneag, meaning hill of the churn (bucket), is a distinctive twin top mountain amongst the rolling hills and deer forests of Easter Ross. The day commenced at 07.00 hrs with a drive to Ardgay at the head of the Dornoch Firth then down Strath Carron to Glencalvie Lodge. The weather was good as we walked up a track through birch woods past Diebidale Lodge, and then up a well defined stalkers path that zig-zagged up to the West top of Carn Chuinneag. The views from here were spectacular with numerous distant mountains able to be identified. After a well deserved rest and lunch break, we walked down and up the ridge to the East top which is the true summit at 838m (2743ft) being 8m higher than the West top. From here part of the group went straight down from the top to the track back to Glencalvie Lodge. The other part of the group continued along the ridge to the eastern most top before descending over boulders and through thick heather to Loch Chuinneag and then onto the track to the Lodge where the other walkers were met.
Since the weather was still good and it was not too late, a number of the group visited nearby Croik Church which was built in 1827 to the design of Thomas Telford. The Church and its minister figured prominently in the Clearance of Glencalvie in 1845, a tragic event that is recorded in messages scribed in the East window. All in all, a very enjoyable and interesting day.
Author. Roy Blackburn
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