Earl's Seat

Hill, Mountain in Stirlingshire

Scotland

Earl's Seat

Corrie of Balglass The floor of the corrie takes up a fair chunk of this square. looking into the depths from the western rim.
Corrie of Balglass Credit: Richard Webb

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Earl's Seat Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 56.025692/-4.2963549 or Grid Reference NS5683. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Corrie of Balglass The floor of the corrie takes up a fair chunk of this square. looking into the depths from the western rim.
Corrie of Balglass
The floor of the corrie takes up a fair chunk of this square. looking into the depths from the western rim.
Jocks Cairn. On the small sharp summit of Barniemore. View over the square showing the new forestry plantations below the scarp.
Jocks Cairn.
On the small sharp summit of Barniemore. View over the square showing the new forestry plantations below the scarp.
Little Corrie Another chunk bitten out of the north side of the Campsie Fells.  This is smaller than Balglass, but still a very scenic feature. The highest point of the skyline is Earl's Seat, the highest point in the Campsie Fells.
Little Corrie
Another chunk bitten out of the north side of the Campsie Fells. This is smaller than Balglass, but still a very scenic feature. The highest point of the skyline is Earl's Seat, the highest point in the Campsie Fells.
Moorland, Earl's Seat. The plateau, just below the summit of Earl's Seat, and before the plunge over the scap.
Moorland, Earl's Seat.
The plateau, just below the summit of Earl's Seat, and before the plunge over the scap.
Summit, Earl's Seat Highest point in the Campsie Fells and a fine view point overlooking Glasgow and Loch Lomond.
Summit, Earl's Seat
Highest point in the Campsie Fells and a fine view point overlooking Glasgow and Loch Lomond.
Campsie Plateau Eastward view from below the summit of Earl's seat showing the big undulating boggy plateau of the Campsie Fells.
Campsie Plateau
Eastward view from below the summit of Earl's seat showing the big undulating boggy plateau of the Campsie Fells.
Upper Finglen A small burn running off Earl's Seat - this soon becomes a deep glen dividing the southern scarp of the Campsie Fells.
Upper Finglen
A small burn running off Earl's Seat - this soon becomes a deep glen dividing the southern scarp of the Campsie Fells.
Clachertyfarlie Knowes The oddly named Clachertyfarlie Knowes at the north west corner of the Campsies, seen from Dumfoyn.
Clachertyfarlie Knowes
The oddly named Clachertyfarlie Knowes at the north west corner of the Campsies, seen from Dumfoyn.
Garloch Hill cairn This cairn lies on the ill defined summit of Garloch Hill which is slightly lower than nearby Clachertyfarlie Knowes.
Garloch Hill cairn
This cairn lies on the ill defined summit of Garloch Hill which is slightly lower than nearby Clachertyfarlie Knowes.
Ballagan Tops cairn This cairn lies on the more westerly of the two Ballagan tops.
Ballagan Tops cairn
This cairn lies on the more westerly of the two Ballagan tops.
View from Ballagan Tops down Ballagan Burn View of the head of the valley formed by Ballagan Burn with typical tussocky moorland grass in the foreground.
View from Ballagan Tops down Ballagan Burn
View of the head of the valley formed by Ballagan Burn with typical tussocky moorland grass in the foreground.
Summit of Garloch Hill Looking west towards Loch Lomond at sunset
Summit of Garloch Hill
Looking west towards Loch Lomond at sunset
Summit of Owsen Hill Lonely summit in the Campsies
Summit of Owsen Hill
Lonely summit in the Campsies
Little Earl Summit Little visited summit in the Campsies
Little Earl Summit
Little visited summit in the Campsies
Between Owsen Hill and Little Earl
Between Owsen Hill and Little Earl
Earl's Seat trig point S1622 towards Allanrowie
Earl's Seat trig point S1622 towards Allanrowie
Across Fin Glen and Craigbarnet Muir to Earl's Seat
Across Fin Glen and Craigbarnet Muir to Earl's Seat
Across Finglen Burn to Flaughter burn
Across Finglen Burn to Flaughter burn
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Earl's Seat is located at Grid Ref: NS5683 (Lat: 56.025692, Lng: -4.2963549)

Unitary Authority: Stirling

Police Authority: Forth Valley

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Located within 500m of 56.025692,-4.2963549
Earl's Seat
Corbett: no
Donald: no
Ele: 578
Graham: no
Marilyn: yes
Munro: no
Natural: peak
Prominence: 511
Source: position by gps july 2016
Wikidata: Q24648076
Lat/Long: 56.0257009/-4.2963258
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