Great views on a blustery day

Yesterday, we took a  wee trip down to Largs, to climb the hill at the back of Douglas Park.  I had hoped there would be a trig pillar at the top - more on this later.

It was a nice sunny day, with a bit of a wind.  At the top, the wind got wilder, as we got more exposed.  But I'm gettin ahead of myself.  First, there's the neolithic burial chamber at the bottom of the hill.

The chamber dates from about 3000 bc, and is along a wee track, behind some houses at the side of the park.

After the burial chamber, it was time to get ourselves up the hill.  It's a reasonably well maintained path, and there's even some benches at various points on the way up, where you can get a decent view.

At the top there wasn't a trig pillar, but there was a bit of OS furniture.  I'd no idea what this was, but a friend who's trig obsessed, informs me it counts and you can bag it.  Here's Karen using it to avoid being blown off the hill.

There was also a wee cairn, which we sat at for ten minutes for a coffee before heading back down.

Finally, here's the view over Largs from the top of the hill.

Back at sea level, we walked back into town and had a curry before driving back  to Glasgow.