Bruntshields

Rising to 532 metres in the rolling uplands north of Glen Devon, this Dodd stands amid terrain typical of the Ochils' less-travelled eastern reaches. The summit overlooks a patchwork of moorland and forestry, with views extending across Strathearn to the Highland edge. A quiet hill, often climbed as part of longer circuits exploring this modest but pleasant range.

• •The name likely derives from Scots 'brunt', meaning burnt, and 'shiels', seasonal shelters or huts, suggesting this was once grazing land cleared by fire where shepherds maintained temporary dwellings.
• •Bruntshields sits within the eastern Ochils, a less-visited extension of the range better known for its prominent southern escarpment above Stirling and Clackmannanshire.
• •As a Dodd, it qualifies as one of the hills between 500 and 599 metres with sufficient prominence, a classification drawn from Percy Donald's original Tables of Lesser Fells published in 1935.