Tom Buidhe

Tom Buidhe, at 957 metres, is a featureless dome-like upswelling on the vast Mounth plateau, looking nothing like a conventional mountain from any direction, but nearly always climbed together with neighbouring Tolmount as one of Angus's more remote Munro pairings.

The route starts from the car park at Glen Doll, following Jock's Road — the historic drove road connecting Glen Doll to Glen Callater and beyond to Braemar — through the woodlands before reaching more open ground. Leaving Jock's Road, the path climbs up through a bowl, keeping left at a fork, to reach Tom Buidhe's summit — not much of a cairn marks the top, though the views are surprisingly good given the mountain's unassuming profile, with distant peaks like Broad Cairn sometimes visible.

From here, a brief descent and short climb of around 20 minutes leads to neighbouring Tolmount, the two summits forming a natural pairing given their close proximity and shared plateau terrain.

The mountain can be approached from Glen Callater, Glen Doll, or the Cairnwell Pass — the Glen Doll route via Jock's Road is generally regarded as the most straightforward and scenic short option, while some walkers overnight at the Callater Stables bothy for a more leisurely approach from that direction.

The combined round taking in both Tom Buidhe and Tolmount from Glen Doll is typically six to seven and a half hours; combining this pair with the four Munros of the Glas Maol group from the Cairnwell Pass makes for an ambitious six-Munro day for the very fit.

The ground between Jock's Road and the summit of Tom Buidhe is often boggy and largely without a clear path, particularly in the bowl below the summit — full navigation skills are valuable given the featureless nature of this whole plateau, especially in poor visibility.

Parking at Glen Doll is chargeable; there is no direct public transport, with Kirriemuir the nearest town.