The weather was pretty grim in Caithness today, I took one look out the window and opted for a later start and plan B. Plan A had been Duncansby Head to John O’Groats but it was far too windy along the coast so off we went Trigpoint bagging.
1/8 Hill of Olrig – the weather was absolutely atrocious at this point and it was a quick march to bag this trig by the mast, the main challenge was the drive along the road it was more off roading 
2/8 Dunnet Head – the most northerly Trigpoint on the UK mainland, another short walk to the trig and viewpoint with no views, totally blown away by the gale force winds and rain I felt like I’d had Botox by the time I got back to the car.
3/8 Hill of Slickly – an easy roadside trig to bag behind a barbed wire fence so more of a virtual trig bag 
4/8 Hill of Rigifa – a hop a skip and a jump across a ditch, bog and cattle trodden ground to get to the trig with the little bonus of the Caithness Standing stone not far away. On the way back much to my son’s amusement I slid into the ditch! 5/8 Warth Hill – the weather had picked up as we bagged this Trigpoint across boggy terrain and an Iron Age cairn close by where a skeleton was recovered on excavation! We took a look at the quarry nearby which is used as a local fly tip, it’s absolutely tragic at times what humans do to nature.
6/8 Hill of Enag – situated on Stemster Wind Farm, I cheated and drove to this one as decent tracks all the way!
7/8 Quoys of Reiss – we added this to the list of the day last minute, this is on the old Skitten Airfield, we took the wrong track and ended up near the quarry and what can only be described as sinking concrete around our shoes another quick easy one to bag in the fence line.
8/8 Hill of Harland – another easy one bagged at dusk not far from the road, a jump over a gate and another boggy field and a long drive home.
5 miles walked and we completed 10% of the Caithness Trigpoints this weekend!
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