"GLEN ARTNEY HILLS, Perthshire, Scotland (Section 26B) Monday 11th June 2018 Monday 11th June 2018. A hike over the eastern Glen Artney Hills, from Auchnashelloch. The hills were Beinn nan Eun 631m/142m, Beinn Odhar 626m/41m and Auchnashelloch Hill 379m/c.25m. 11.9km, with 600m of ascent. 4hrs 30mins. I was keen to get a last walk in Scotland before heading home to Wales from Aviemore, and one that would break up my journey. I chose to return to Glen Artney, south-west of Crieff, which I had last visited in October 2009. This area is an unusual geological region, as the Highland Faultline runs along the bottom of the glen. The fault developed over a vast period of geological time as two continents ground together (520-400MYA). The hills to the north, which once formed part of the ancient continent of Laurentia, are typical metamorphic rocks of the Southern Highlands. The hills to the south of the faultline, which once formed part of the ancient continent of Baltica, are typical sedimentary rocks of the Southern Uplands. I parked in the church car park by the Water of Ruchill river and, after viewing the church, located the track up the Findhu Glen a little way n..." — marktrengove2 • Jun 11, 2018