The track makes a straight descent to the forest road between Shiplaw and Noblehouse. 'Stell' can mean a shelter for sheep, either a drystane enclosure or a clump of trees, so it is likely that the name harks back to the days when this was open hillside.
Uploaded to Geograph by Jim Barton on 16 February 2014
Photo © Jim Barton, 16 February 2014. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence