A Flight Around Falkland Hill In ... 4K

The Lomond Hills contain two prominent peaks, West Lomond and East Lomond (or Falkland Hill) (448 m), which lie at either end of an escarpment roughly 6.5 km in length. The escarpment, made from beds of sandstone, limestone and quartz-dolerite, rises gradually from the south to a plateau of around 350 m in height between the peaks of East and West Lomond. To the north and west, this plateau terminates in steep and, in places, cliffy scarp slopes. From its western end, the escarpment continues southwards beyond the deep valley of the Glen Burn (Glen Vale) to Bishop Hill (461 m). The steep-sided peaks of East and West Lomond themselves are volcanic in origin. Along the edges of the sandstone bed at the foot of the scarp slopes are several strangely eroded outcrops, the most famous of which are the Bunnet Stane and John Knox's Pulpit, so named because it is believed to be a spot where covenanters held conventicles in the 17th century. There are also strange outcrops in the columnar jointing at the edge of the dolerite sill on Bishop Hill, most notably Carlin Maggie.
The River Eden, one of the two primary rivers in Fife, has its source on the slopes of West Lomond. On the northern slopes of the Lomond hills, two burns run down from the plateau in impressive gorges. These are the Maspie Burn and the Arraty Burn. Maspie Den has a path running along its length to an undercut waterfall at the top, which can be accessed just beyond Falkland House (approaching from the Falkland direction). Glen Vale with the Glen Burn, to the south of West Lomond, is equally impressive.

[@Tarrnation]

Awesome flight ! Very beautiful area.

[@Valhalla764]

Thanks for watching :)

[@solobrouk]

Fantastic height again. Recognised a few places there.

[@Valhalla764]

Thanks Stuart Keep Watching There is A lot More To Come

[@dannyahern768]

climbed these every 2 weeks back in the 70s and they had woods that were the shape of a j and we called them the jay woods ,,those were the days,,,

[@Valhalla764]

Thanks for watching it’s a special place I often climb the hill with my dog 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@uptowndisco2]

Now you can say you done it :-) feels like it takes forever to come back down the hill lol

[@Valhalla764]

That's the furthest I have flown . I thought that as well it takes forever to come back 👍

[@fishingandart]

excellent , enjoyed many thanks

[@Valhalla764]

thanks Leon 👍

[@UncleDan58]

Wow, what beautiful countryside . I can just imagine flying a hang glider from that hilltop. That would be so awesome! That would be something to live in an estate like that.

[@Valhalla764]

People often fly from the top but with the parachute thing . Are they para gliders ? . im not sure lol

[@UncleDan58]

Hey Kenneth. Are you talking about the motorized ones? Yeah, those are Para Gliders. Those are pretty cool too.

[@Valhalla764]

Uncle Dan_58 hi Dan I don't think they have motors I think they just let the wind inflate the chute and glide around

[@superskunk201]

good effort kenneth hears me thinking your on top of the hill to cracking area around the for these really enjoyed that

[@Valhalla764]

thanks great place to explore lots to see from above 👍

[@WesleyRobinson]

wonderful flying!

[@Valhalla764]

thanks for watching and the comment 👍

[@StephenPurington]

Very nice fly&film 😎 ✌🏼

[@Valhalla764]

thanks 👍

[@psisky]

I always wondered which of the two hills was Falkland Hill, and what the other one was called. Great footage, and it's cool you got a wave from someone. Does your drone have a 'come back' feature?

[@Valhalla764]

hi yes got a wave. Yes it has a return to home. the home point is where you take off from 👍

[@RcAVENTURE.V.F.R]

,👍👍👍👌👏

[@Valhalla764]

Je vous remercie

[@RcAVENTURE.V.F.R]

Kenneth Rodger genial, tu parles France

[@Valhalla764]

Oui, je parle français

[@geoffdundee]

is the large house a school?.....im sure ive been there over 20 years ago but cant remember what for :( ......know i spent almost a whole day there working.

[@Valhalla764]

geoffdundee hi yes it's a private school . Thanks for watching 👍

[@dannyahern768]

its was a school for troubled boys 60s 70s 80s then it made scandlous headlines not to long ago that resulted in convictions say no more,, so beauty hides a secret,,,

[@geoffdundee]

@@dannyahern768 ....awww thats not so good......hate hearing sh*t like that

[@georgericketts-hf4eu]

​@@dannyahern768 I was a resident at the boys-only school late 1950s; it was called St Ninians and run by the Order of the Christian Brothers. I was placed there because my parents, of mixed race - father from Belize, mother Scottish, found great difficulties in renting a home in Edinburgh where all members of the family could live together. Running from the school below to the top of the Lomond Hills was a frequent part of the Physical Education classes. A Brother would stand at the top, waiting to tick the names of the boys as they reached the top. I remember even then I appreciated the stunning views of the surrounding landscape. Being at the school taught me to be independent and strongwilled. All the negative stuff happened in the years after I had long left St Ninian's, and was living with my parents and siblings under the same roof in Edinburgh.