Dumyat and Hillfoots Diamond Jubilee Way
Date: 03 July 2021
Leader: David Clark
Grade: B
Number on walk: 15 including 1 from the Linlithgow Group and 3 potential new members
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The old kirk at Logie Kirk
The remains now standing are probably those of a church built in 1684 although there was a church here by about 1178 and in the churchyard are two hogback grave stones dating back to the 11th-century. The cottages in the background were the original main university offices when the University of Stirling was opened in 1967.
Looking towards the Iron Age fort on Castle Law from Dumyat
The name Dumyat was considered to be derived from Dun Myat meaning the fortress of the Maeatae. The Maeatae being a confederation of tribes that lived beyond the Antonine Wall in Roman Britain
Our group in front of the beacon on the summit of Dumyat
The beacon was commissioned for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The stones placed in the beacon represent wishes that have been made by visitors.
Descending from the summit towards Dumyat Farm
Sadly, the rain started as we were returning along the Hillfoots Diamond Jubilee Way to Logie Kirk
Passing through Blairlogie Village