Craigadam Woodland

The Bee Hive

Craigadam Woodland is not too far away from my home and I walk there quite often, I take a circular route which in all covers about five miles. It's a very peaceful and quiet area with just birds and red squirrel for company. I usually pay a visit to the "Bee Hive" well that's what I call it, it was built by Joe Smith a local chap who seems to take great delight in building structures like this in the most remote places.

The Bee Hive

Entrance to Craigadam Woodland is via a stile by the gate at NX 809740 there is parking for several cars but please leave access in case forestry or fire vehicles need to get through, just follow the track until you come to a junction, take the turning to the right this takes you up to what appears to be a turning circle for forestry vehicles. The cairn cannot be seen from this point so you will need to head roughly due north for about 300 yards over fairly rough steep ground until you come to it. The total round trip from the car to the cairn and back is about one and three quarter miles, and apart from the last 500 yards the terrain is easy.

The view from this point is excellent so take your camera with you, I used black and white 35mm film for these pictures, I seem to have taken a backward step with my photography. I tend now to favour the old Canon T70 SLR these days although I do have a basic digital camera as well as a digital video camera. Anyway if you do happen to visit this spot please remeber the country code.......thanks for looking.

Richard MM1BHO