Myreton Hill is a peak near the village of

Menstrie Menstrie (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about east-northeast of Stirling and is one of a string of towns that, because of their location at the foothill base of the Ochil Hills, are collec ...

in the

Ochil Hills The Ochil Hills (; gd, Monadh Ochail is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross, Auchterarder and Perth. The only major roads crossing the hills pass through Glen Devon/ Gl ...

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Location

The hill is located immediately to the north-east of the village of Menstrie in the Ochil Hills, in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is northwest of

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot wher ...

and northeast of

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

Topography and walking routes

The hill is an outlier in the southern part of the Ochil Hills. The ''Menstrie Burn'' runs in a deep valley, the Menstrie Glen, north to south along its western face, joined by the ''First Incha Burn'' from two branches on its northern slopes, while the Balquharn Burn runs north-south on its eastern slopes. At 387 or 388.1 metres, the hill is the 9013th highest point in the British Isles. Myreton Hill is not quite as high as its neighbour

Dumyat Dumyat or Dunmyat (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Mhèad) is a hill at the western extremity of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland. The name is thought to originate from ''Dun'' (hill fort) ''of the Maeatae''. Although relatively small (its height ...

, from which it is separated by the deep Menstrie Glen, but Dumyat is a more popular walking destination. There is road access to the base of the hill, and bus service to Menstrie from Alloa and Stirling. The track up the scarp face of Myreton Hill leads to some calcite workings. It was used by a farmer, the owner of the Jerah holding, to access his sheep, and its also forms the beginning of a walking route to deeper parts of the Ochil Hills. There are remains of a dun, a possible Iron Age fortification, on the slopes of the hill. Part of the hill is also within a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Other activities

Myreton Hill is useful to and popular with the

paragliding Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'p ...

community, as it is easily ascended to a suitable point while carrying equipment. Dozens of paragliding enthusiasts have used this place for their hobby.

Commercial forestry

A forestry company, UPM Tilhill, published plans to plant commercial woodland in the Ochil Hills above Menstrie, on behalf of the farmer owner, including on the eastern and northern flanks of Menstrie Glen. The plan includes an area, on Myreton Hill, of broadleaf woodland and would affect recreational use and customary access routes. UPM made alterations to accommodate some concerns and their plans were approved by the Scottish Forestry Commission in October 2014.

References

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