Myreton Hill
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Myreton Hill is the hill immediately behind (to the North East of) the village of Menstrie
in the Ochil Hills
of Scotland
. See the map for location.
The track up the scarp face of Myreton Hill leads to some calcite
workings which date from the Napoleonic Wars
. Today it is used by the farmer to access his livestock, and also forms the beginning of a useful walking route giving access to the main part of the Ochil Hills.
Myreton Hill is not quite as high as its neighbour Dumyat
, from which it is separated by the deep Menstrie Glen
, but although even more easily accessible than Dumyat
in terms of gradients and paths, it is much less popular, being visually far less distinctive than its neighbour.
Myreton Hill is however very useful to the local hang-gliding community, as it is easily ascended to a suitable point while carrying equipment, and its scarp face is adequately steep for a successful launch.
Menstrie
Menstrie is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland, UK. It is about 5 miles east-north-east of Stirling...
in the Ochil Hills
Ochil Hills
The Ochil Hills is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. The only major roads crossing the hills pass through Glen Devon/Glen Eagles and Glenfarg, the latter now largely replaced except for local traffic by the M90...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. See the map for location.
The track up the scarp face of Myreton Hill leads to some calcite
Calcite
Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate . The other polymorphs are the minerals aragonite and vaterite. Aragonite will change to calcite at 380-470°C, and vaterite is even less stable.-Properties:...
workings which date from the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. Today it is used by the farmer to access his livestock, and also forms the beginning of a useful walking route giving access to the main part of the Ochil Hills.
Myreton Hill is not quite as high as its neighbour Dumyat
Dumyat
Dumyat is a hill at the western extremity of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland. The name is thought to originate from Dun of the Maeatae....
, from which it is separated by the deep Menstrie Glen
Menstrie Glen
Menstrie Glen is the valley which separates Dumyat from Myreton Hill and the main body of the Ochil Hills in Scotland. Once farmed but no longer inhabited, it is now used for sheep pasture, a public water supply and recreation in the form of fishing and walking.-Vegetation and topography:Much of...
, but although even more easily accessible than Dumyat
Dumyat
Dumyat is a hill at the western extremity of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland. The name is thought to originate from Dun of the Maeatae....
in terms of gradients and paths, it is much less popular, being visually far less distinctive than its neighbour.
Myreton Hill is however very useful to the local hang-gliding community, as it is easily ascended to a suitable point while carrying equipment, and its scarp face is adequately steep for a successful launch.