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Buchan Hill route onto Merrick Page Two

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View along the Buchan ridge towards Merrick with names of surrounding hills
The picture above shows a view along the Buchan Hill Ridge towards Merrick. Mouseover to see the names of other hills in the picture
The picture below was taken on quite a different day from the Rig of the Jarkness
. It shows the route along the top of the Buchan ridge and up Redstone Rig onto Merrick. Mouseover to see the route and hill names
View from the Rig of Jarkness showing the route along the Buchan ridge onto Merrick
As you approach Loch Enoch along the ridge from Buchan Hill the ridge takes on the name Rig of Enoch. Just before the last high bit on this ridge you can easily come off to the left, and as you do this you will find the Old Man of the Merrick jutting his bearded chin out of the face of the rock (as shown below) some fifty yards to your right.
Grey Man of the Merrick Just before the last high bit on this ridge you can easily come off to the left, and as you do this you will find the Old Man of the Merrick jutting his bearded chin out of the face of the rock, as shown above, some fifty yards to your right.
Map showing route and location of the Grey Man of the Merrick
From here you can go down to Loch Enoch before climbing the Redstone Rig or just head on up the Redstone Rig from the Grey Man as shown above.
You can see further pictures of the location of the Grey Man and follow the route off the Merrick by Benyellary in the Merrick Tourist Route web gallery on this website
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