Tom Buidhe - Angus, Scotland
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N 56° 53.618 W 003° 17.541
30V E 482189 N 6305583
Summit of Tom Buidhe, a rounded mountain in the Grampians of eastern Scotland in the extreme north-western part of the county of Angus.
Waymark Code: WM17YN8
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/22/2023
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Tom Buidhe, pronounced tom booee, (the yellow knoll), is a 957 metre, 3140 foot high mountain in the Grampians of eastern Scotland. The mountain is a rounded height, north-west of the deep cleft of Glen Doll, and with sufficient drops all around to give it Munro status as a 3,000 foot high mountain. The summit is relatively flat, and marked by a pile of stones. It lies in the mountainous north-west part of Angus, close to the border with Aberdeenshire. The neighbouring mountain of Tolmount lies less than a mile to the north on the border.
STEEPNESS: Moderate slopes all around, steepest to the north.
TERRAIN: Relatively easy grass, boggy in some places.
ACCESSIBILITY: Closest from Glen Doll (4 miles) from the south-east along Jock's Road which passes a mile to the east on its way to Braemar. Other approaches are possible from Glen Callater to the north and Glen Shee to the west, but these are longer.
NAVIGATION: After climbing up from Glen Doll along Jock's Road it is a mile east along pathless grass, crossing the White Water, then an ascent up the easy south-eastern gradient. Coming from Tolmount to the north requires a descent south-west, then an ascent south-east to avoid the steeper northern slope.
DANGER: In mist the summit could be hard to find given the flattish terrain.