November 2023

It may still be autumn on the low ground, but the snow has settled on Carn Chuinneagh (2,749 ft/838 m), signalling a change of season and offering a foretaste of winter.

Photo: I C Deamer

November 2022

A hind coming home on Brannach, from Mullach Coire na Gaoitheag - a typical sight at this time of year.

Photo: S Thompson

November 2021

November is a capricious month - one day can bring a dusting of snow to the top of Meall Mor, and the next can start with a glorious sunrise.

Stalkers are encountering very healthy and alert hinds, whilst non-sporting guests set out for a day of fresh air, exercise and inspiring autumnal views.

• Photo: I C Deamer
• Photo: I C Deamer
• Photo: J S Deamer

November 2020

Genuine Scottish venison, butchered and processed straight from the hill, makes a delicious meal for long autumn and winter evenings.

Kildermorie Estate, as a registered game dealer, has always made venison saddle and haunch joints available to guests.

This season, smaller packs of venison have been introduced; fillets, sausages and burgers have proved very popular with both lodge and cottage guests.

Photo: W Mackay

November 2019

The wet summer has enabled the trees to retain their leaves for much longer than usual, and the snow flurries normally associated with the end of October did not materialise this year.

Mornings are frosty and clear - ideal for long bracing walks.

Photo: C H Duncan

Inclement weather at Kildermorie is synonymous with 'a photo opportunity'. The glorious autumn colours at the beginning of the month are now just a memory; persistent heavy rainfall stripped the trees of their leaves, leaving the bare branches starkly outlined against leaden skies.

Regular Kildermorie guests may not recognise the locations in the photographs below.
Towards the end of the month, so much water flowed into Loch Morie that the boat jetty was completely submerged with the flood water extending up to the wall around the ancient burial ground and into the pony fields. At the top of the loch the beaches were also overwhelmed, the flood water stretching across the road into Lady Laird Wood.

Typically, such extreme conditions are short-lived events and after a couple of days the water drained away and the clean-up operation began.

November 2017

The very mild autumn sees us enter November with the leaves still clinging to the birch trees, as seen in the photograph of Kildermorie (left), which was taken from the pony path above the Glannan, looking towards Loch Morie and the coast.

By contrast, at Creagan Breaca the wet ground hosts a riot of colourful mosses, set off to perfection against a background of conifers.

November 2016

Regular Meall Mor Lodge guests, mindful of the Estate's 'no dogs in the guest properties' policy, suggested the provision of additional facilities closer to their accommodation for their pet and working dogs. New kennels were erected this summer, and are now available, by prior arrangement, with future Meall Mor Lodge bookings.

November 2015

The hind season is under way, made interesting and challenging for the stalking parties by the rapidly changing weather at this time of year.

November 2014

The hind season is in full swing with unusually mild weather at the beginning of the month.

A new road carved through the forest to facilitate timber extraction has created an opportunity for new walks with beautiful views of trees and burns which were previously inaccessible, as seen below.

November 2013

The hind season is under way in very varied conditions. Thick mist and rain give way to sleet, which is then followed by bright, sunny and clear days.

Kildermorie is a favoured destination for Scandinavian hunters at this time of year, with the weather adding to the challenging stalking conditions.