📌 Cullen, Moray
★★★
It’d be easy to be disparaging about a place with a name like Bin of Cullen, but this hill’s prominence amongst pancake-flat surroundings makes it one of Moray’s best viewpoints, overlooking the namesake firth and (on a clear day) Ben Wyvis beyond, 101 km to the north. Ben Rinnes and the Cairngorms crown the views southwards. Crisp packets and other rubbish on our visit spoilt the sections where this route joins the “tourist” path; fortunately 80% of this circuit is little trodden. After a straightforward approach along the Glen Burn, the ascent all comes at the last minute, with optional zig-zags to ease the pain. O.S. maps suggest there are a choice of tracks for the return route, but most are overgrown so a detour north towards Moss Hill Plantation is necessary.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Cullen House, minor road end 0.5 mi south of Cullen
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 509664
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.684538,-2.825777
🚌 Bus to Cullen (0.5 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 13 km / 8 mi | ▲ 420 m | ⌛ 3-4 hr
Features: 💧 Glen Burn; △ Bin of Cullen (320 m, sub-2000′ Marilyn)
⬤ Moderate | Tracks throughout, steep near summit. Briefly muddy after Cullen House.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit with extension to summit: start – Cullen House & bridge – pond at 🧭 NJ 507658 – follow north side of Glen Burn to Badentarget Plantation – Bin of Cullen – return to bealach between Bin of Cullen & Little Bin – High View Plantation – Moss Hill Plantation – Foulford Bridge – Cullen House – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: A few birds but generally quiet.
Weather: Blue skies with light winds and a beautiful sunset, temperatures in single figures.
February 2013
