Turin the Angus one not the Italian version

Hill: Turin Hill Angus
Category: Sub2K
Height: 252m
After Mile Hill I  took an extremely beautiful but a full on twisting and turning back road to Finavon. That was a doddle compared to the even more twisting and turning, narrower if that was possible, road over Finavon hill and then to find the not on my sat nav, Back of Turin Hill, the start point. This dead end had no obvious place to park as the road was narrow, the verges soft and farm access. All fields seemed to be in use with their gates open. 

No easy parking here

Sod it, after reflection, I ended up parking tight in on a soft verge at the end of the public road, hoping no wide farm vehicle would come by and do some damage. This was to be a very quick up and down so get going.
Some reports said to avoid the grumpy farmer on the south side, is that my side?

Muddy boots time

The track goes straight ahead, the gloopiest section of mud that I have walked on in some time, deliberate I wondered. Three well chained gates to get through, or climb, before coming to a field of horses, inquisitive but ok.

The gate looked obvious but nope

Part of the wood ahead had been deforested but of course after trampling over the assault course, at the far side an electrified barbed wire fence. Ok, back to where I saw a gap that let me into a field that seemed empty of livestock.
A diagonal across to the far side of the field to find another electrified barbed wire fence. It had half collapsed for a short section so took a chance, got across, no shocks.

Snow on the northern Angus hills

Up a short grassy slope to the trig. One of the quickest hills to earn a blue tick. It is an insignificant hill to climb but not in the context of our history. It was a Pictish fortress with many levels to the encampment. I could see areas where the ground was unnatural hollows and humps but to my untrained eye nothing else. However as a small rising over the flatlands it would have commanded early views of any bad guys.

Trig overlooking flat ground

The views to the northern hills were extensive with the snow disappearing from the smaller ones in front but some very white Eastern Cairngorm hills behind, I will see tomorrow just exactly how white and is it deep?

Yellowhammer

Quickly back down the same way, extremely dirty boots and thankfully the car was undamaged.

Wildlife: Roe deer (single); Yellowhammer (1st of the year); Redwing 100+; Greenfinch 30+; Woodpecker heard not seen; Twite.
Time: 1.01
Ascent: ft (111m)
Distance: m (2.82km)