{"id":3703,"date":"2025-05-05T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:57:27","slug":"mount-keen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/mount-keen\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Keen M234 (05 May 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The dry weather continued and I decided to do Mount Keen, the most easterly Munro. Another early start was needed as it’s a long and tedious drive up Glen Mark to the car park, and also a somewhat tedious walk to the Queens’ Well<\/a> where the real ascent starts. However the well itself is a delight! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently “In 1861 they [Victoria and Albert] rode the 15 miles (24\u00a0km) from Balmoral to Glen Mark and met with Lord Dalhousie beside an artesian well. … To commemorate the visit, Lord Dalhousie erected a monument in the shape of a royal crown over the well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ascent itself was hard on the feet but the view from the top was gorgeous, though for some reason I didn’t take any photos of it! Prominent was Lochnagar, and Mayar and Driesh popped up on the western horizon. I could also see a number of Glen Shee Munros that I’ve climbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way down was even harder on the feet, the walk back from the Queens Well and the drive down Glen Mark even more tedious, but I had a fish supper in Edzell. It was yummy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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