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Barone Hill, Isle of Bute

Description

Start from Bute Museum: walk up High Street to the High Kirk. Go through the gates into the churchyard and down steps at the far end to join the path known as Lovers' Walk. At the minor road near Barone Park, turn left, then right, through a gate. Follow the wall to another gate at the corner of Craigbiorach Wood. Go through the gate and past the standing stone, to join the farm track. Follow this until level with Barone Hill; go through a gate and down the field to a stile at the foot of the hill. The path up the hill is indistinct but the going is not hard. From the summit, follow the wall down and cross a stile to descend to the water board road. At the foot of the hill at the four - way junction, take the path to the causeway between Loch Fad and Kirk Dam. On the far side of the dam take the track past the cottage and Ashfield Farm to join the main road near the primary school and follow this road back to town.

Access Info

Start from the Bute Museum in Stuart Street, near Rothesay Castle, right in the centre of town.

Additional Info

Barone Hill is a panoramic viewpoint encompassing most of Bute, the mainland across the Firth of Clyde and, to the west, the dramatic skyline of the mountains of Arran, with the peninsula of Kintyre beyond them. The hill is also site of an ancient fort,

More Info

This route is available in more detail with an associated map in the Footprint Guide to 'The Isle of Bute' available from Tourist Information Centres.

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