Cairnie Hill, GM/SS-275 - 229m ASL - NO 279 154 - OS Explorer 370 - 1 SOTA point            

Thursday 27th June 2022 - Largo Law GM/SS-259, Mount Hill GM/SS-277, Norman's Law GM/SS-262 & Cairnie Hill GM/SS-275

We parked in a wide farm entrance on the other side of the road bridge over the railway from the start of the path.  The walk was relatively easy but tiring as the fourth of a day under sweltering Scottish sun.  After a couple of right-angle turns in the stony track, we turned left to follow the ridge.  We followed the good path to its highest point, then veered left behind some trees for the final few yards up to the summit.

       

I operated entirely on 20m, mainly on CW, but finishing with a couple on SSB.  A summit-to-summit was bagged with MM6GYU/P on GM/WS-019.  Jimmy got another four on VHF, and was happy to have qualified three of the day’s summits on 2m FM.

       

That evening we dined in the Boathouse in Anstruther, and I very much enjoyed the house speciality seafood chowder.

There would now be three days off from summits and radio, which would be recommenced on the first day of July, starting with East Lomond GM/SS-198.