Logged Visits:

20th Dec 2023  12:38  by Highland Saint

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

19th Aug 2023  16:30  by Lippymac81

Gridref: NH 84987 53335   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

22nd Sep 2022  12:55  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Managed to squeeze the car off the road at NH848531 where there is an old gate into an arable field. Through this to the bottom where the bridge over the burn is. Easy from here. Horses in the trig field.

3rd Jun 2022  14:20  by coinea

Gridref: NH 84981 53322   FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Route as Caroleengel. Two horses near pillar, they watched me but I am grateful they kept their distance.

S7733 Meikle Kildrummie

17th May 2022  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NH 84980 53322   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked part way down access track at NH 8502 5310. Returned to road and gate at NH 8484 5316. Over and down to FB at NH 8484 5327.

10th Sep 2021  17:03  by Ilovetrigs

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Flush bracket ©Ilovetrigs
Trig point ©Ilovetrigs

23rd Dec 2018  11:45  by David Bremner

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked at junction Kinchyle Farm/B9091. Along a field boundary then over a footbridge that crosses the burn. Pillar is visible from the road and once over the bridge a path leads up to it. Pillar in good condition with all fixings. Fairly open views around.

20th Feb 2017  15:59  by tummelv

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Decided to bag the pillar on my way home from Nairn. Parked up just after the bend instead of at the junction as there is plenty of room to get the car tucked away off the road. Worked out for the better anyway as it meant I was a lot closer to the gate into the fields so shortened the walk a bit. Approached the pillar from the field to the east of it, through gate from road then over 2 ends of the same gate to cross a barbed wire fence. From there over a wooden footbridge and along the gorse-lined path and then over one more gate and then up the slope and along the ridge to the pillar. Nice and easy and was soon at the pillar. The pillar is in good nick and the cap is still there!

Pillar

31st Mar 2016  00:00  by billygunn

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found whilst Geocaching. The gorse has had a haircut!

12th Apr 2015  18:37  by RichardM

Gridref: NH 84976 53331   FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Approached from the south following field boundary then bridge over stream to foot of low bank. A short sharp ascent through bramble and flowering gorse to reach the path along the bank top and the trig point. An excellent siting on the Kildrummie Kames, a series of low ridges and damp hollows, the remnants of braided Eskers formed by glacial melt water.

28th Mar 2015  15:25  by BigJ

Gridref: NH 84983 53337   FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in Kinchyle Farm bell mouth. Plenty room. Through 2 gates then short walk along ridge.

17th Feb 2015  14:19  by gerryu2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Followed fence line to gates then a wee track straight to the trig. Nothing much to see except the geological SSSI area.

30th Nov 2014  13:10  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Thought this one might be a nightmare as one of the previous logs on TP:UK said it was one of the hardest they had ever found..... However we took the fence line and over the two gates, across the wee bit of mud, up onto the ridge and followed a well trodden path along to the trig, not too much gorse and trig is in a nice wee clearing. Not much of a view but another one in the bag.

Meikle Kildrummie Collage
Meikle Kildrummie and Mrs TJR ©thejackrustles

22nd Nov 2014  08:20  by hhew444

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

8th Nov 2014  13:37  by Aqueously90

Gridref: NH 84976 53333   FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Log #57. I was dreading visiting this one, but it was really easy. From the road, follow the fence down towards the burn and you will see a path that leads along the top of the ridge to the trig. [ExP-55/MiP-0/BM-2]

FB
View NW.

11th May 2014  12:34  by nozzer

Gridref: NH 84981 53321   FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

11th May 2014  12:25  by Downfaller

Gridref: NH 84980 53321   FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

12th May 2013  16:40  by Border Peat

Gridref: NH 84978 53333   FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

S7733 Meikle Kildrummie©Border Peat

11th Apr 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

vgc. On gorsy bank 10m SW of a prominent hawthorn. No easy way to this one, not that I found. OK view

28th Nov 2005  13:50  by Allymac

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

EUREKA! After our earler defeat, spidym and I finally conquered this sod of a trig courtesey of the legend that is iainmac. All hail the man with the holey boots!

Allymac, meet iainmac...

28th Nov 2005  13:50  by spidym

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 1/10

Finally managed to bag this one with the lads Allymac & Iainmac. Its still only getting a 1 as there is not much to see up there. OH and For god sake wear a pair of jeans before attempting this Trig. PS sorry Iain for missing out half of you in the pic!

Allymac, Spidy Iainmac

28th Nov 2005  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Revisited with allymac and spidym. This one gets easier with practice.

S7733

26th Jul 2005  19:36  by John Riley

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Without question the most difficult I have ever tried to find. Got it on my second visit in two days. The gorse is well over 6 feet high in places and I lost a fair amount of blood fighting through it. I eventually discovered the trig is more easily accessed from the North side. I approached from the road to the South across the field following the wall to the South West side of the trig, across the bridge then slightly to the right and diagonally over the rise to the pond (more like a swamp when I was there) then East a bit and approach the trig from the North. Sounds easy eh?? Only discovered later this is pretty much the same as Clochandighter's route.

Meikle Kildrummie Trig surrounded by gorse.
Meikle Kildrummie Flush bracket.
Meikle Kildrummie Looking South East-ish.
Meikle Kildrummie Close up of trig.

22nd Jul 2005  18:00  by Allymac

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 1/10

This place is hell on earth! Gorse as far as the eye can see. We were able to get through so far, but were beaten-back by an impenitrable wall of the stuff. Next time I'll take Clochandighter's advice and follow his advised route.

22nd Jul 2005  18:00  by spidym

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 1/10

A poor 1/10 as unable to reach Trig due to the amount of gorse bushes and the fact that i turned up for the trek in shorts!! erm winter just round the corner will try again!

22nd Jul 2005  18:00  by rooboy

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 0/10

Booooo! Allymac and spidym made me run thru the whin bushes to find the trig cos they didn't fancy the idea but I couldn't see it. Got my legs and arms ripped 2 bits for nothing!!!

3rd Dec 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 1/10

Not happy at all - plenty of gorse and my LR27 fell out of my pocket. And I'm not going back to look for it.

S7733
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S7733

7th Oct 2004  13:43  by clochandighter

FB Number: S7733  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Built 8th October 1953. Tertiary station in Block NH54, Inverness. Pillar in good condition. Spider retains original OS centre plug with deep indented lettering. FB on SSE face of pillar. RHS sighting hole open others plugged. Another Nairnshire gorse fight. Leave public road S.W of pillar cross bridge over ditch at field boundary, follow sheep paths through gorse to NW of trig then to NE of trig before advancing towards pillar. GPS recommended. Beaten back by dense gorse on all other approaches. Photographed 7/10/2004, GRP.

S7733 - Meikle Kildrummie Montage