Braes Wood Stirlingshire

Images are sourced within 2km of 56.043377/-3.935562 or Grid Reference NS7985. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Road to Boards Quarry

Now blocked off.

Richard Webb

New road, Barr Wood

The road, which is new and not on the latest edition of the orienteering map runs up to a shelter at NS790867. It has been used to extract timber and services the scout camp without destroying the wild feel of the part of the camp most often used.

Richard Webb

Barr Wood

By the new road on the edge of the woodland. This is a small commercial plantation and does not appear to be used by the Scout camp.

Richard Webb

New road and felled area, Barr Wood

The road is of very recent construction.

Richard Webb

Barr Wood

Near the summit. The last orienteering map showed the summit to be almost inaccessible due to windthrow, but in the past two years the place has been tidied up. The trees in the foreground survived.

Richard Webb

Barr Wood

Replanted area near the summit.

Richard Webb

Summit, Barr Wood

Near the highest point of the wood. The summit area has suffered much windthrow as seen here. Some of the tangle has been cleared up and there is now an unobstructed path to the top.

Richard Webb

Barr Wood

Much of the wood is used as a Scout camp, so best visited in Winter.

Richard Webb

Path, Barr Wood

Newly upgraded path. The wood is used as a Scout camp.

Richard Webb

Small waterfall on the River Carron

The river tumbles over this rocky step in Carron Glen.

Alan O'Dowd

Ruined farm buildings at Stoneyinch

A small upland farm at about 175m above sea level which, presumably, became uneconomic at some point, with its land likely to have been absorbed into a larger farming unit.

Alan O'Dowd

Hillside between Skea Craig and Shippytrouty Wood

An area of hillside on a dolerite outcrop; there are a fair number of scattered Scots pines on this long spur of raised ground, as well as rowans and many gorse bushes.

Alan O'Dowd

Undulating pasture and scrub east of Skea Craig

Gorse (whin) bushes have colonised this hillside quite prolifically, but there are other species, such as rowan trees.

Alan O'Dowd

Ruined farm buildings at Wester Barnego

Wester Barnego and Easter Barnego have fallen by the wayside, but farming activity is still ongoing at Middle Barnego.

Alan O'Dowd

Minor road at Barnego

The signpost on the left points to the path which leads through the Carron Glen woods, and eventually to Fankerton on the opposite side of the River Carron (crossed via a wooden footbridge).

Alan O'Dowd