Helping to look after Schiehallion

Richard Davison • June 18, 2019

Helping to look after Schiehallion

We’ve been very busy through late May and into June, so it’s no surprise to us that we’re already well into June!

One of the things we’ve been working on is an agreement to join forces with the John Muir Trust to help more people enjoy one of Scotland’s famous hills – Schiehallion – and to support the work of the people who look after it. One of our scheduled walks this summer is at Schiehallion on Sunday 7 July and 50% of our net income will be donated to the John Muir Trust to help support the management of its East Schiehallion estate. We hope to provide other guided walks up Schiehallion later in the year and in 2020.

Schiehallion – the “fairy hill of the Caledonians” – is a famous Munro with an interesting story to tell. The lower slopes have been lived on and cultivated from about 3,000 years ago until around 200 years ago, and there are folk stories of giants living under the mountain and of supernatural black dogs padding around the slopes……It was also the site of Maskelyne’s experiment in 1774 to measure the mass of the Earth and for which Charles Hutton first developed the use of contour lines to aid Maskelyne’s calculations. More recently, much of the mountain has been managed by the John Muir Trust and a programme of woodland regeneration and path upgrading is well underway. On a good day, the hill can offer great views in all directions.

So why not join us for the walk on 7 July – it's a great opportunity to climb and enjoy this iconic mountain and also to help look after it!

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