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A glimpse of the main Galloway Hills group
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5183
Descending to the Lochans of Auchniebut, the central Galloway Hills come into... (more)
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Granite rocks and pool on Craiglee
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4580
Rugged terrain in a wild part of the Galloway Hills.
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Dow Loch
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4580
A lochan on the ridge north-west of Craiglee, in the hills of Galloway.
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Bracken covered slope by Buchan Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4180
Thick summer vegetation typical of the lower slopes of the Galloway Hills.
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Sustrans National Cycle Route 7
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4379
A forestry track doubling as a cycling track. Buchan Hill forms the backdrop to this view.
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Cairn on Lamachan Hill
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4377
Not the summit cairn, but the summit plateau of Lamachan Hill gives easy walking... (more)
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Loch Doon and Craigmalloch Cottage
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4894
Some of the higher Galloway Hills - Kirriereoch Hill and Shalloch on Minnoch -... (more)
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By the Lochans of Auchniebut
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5183
A view of the hill of Milldown rising above one of the lochans, in the Rhinns of... (more)
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Pools and rocks on Meikle Lump
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5283
Typically rough terrain in the Rhinns of Kells range of hills; typical, in fact,... (more)
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Loch Narroch from Clints of the Buss
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4581
Snibe Hill and Craignaw rise above the loch (more of a lochan really) in this... (more)
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Hawse Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5085
A burn flowing off the Rhinns of Kells, in the Galloway Hills.
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Corserine, viewed from Millfire
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5085
Corserine is the second-highest of the Galloway Hills, in southern Scotland.
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Cairn on Milldown
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5183
Looking towards the bulky hillside of Corserine, in the Galloway Hills.
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Bridleway and farmland, Dearham
by Andrew Smith
geograph for square NY0536
Looking across the Ellen valley to Ellen Bank with the Solway and Galloway Hills... (more)
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Nick of the Lochans
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4278
Smaller of the two lochans on the bealach between Mulldonoch and Cambrick Hill.
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Curleywee and the Scars of Bennanbrack
by Alan O'Dowd
for square NX4576
The name Curleywee may derive from Cor na Gaoith (pronounced approximately... (more)
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Scars of Carnine
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4377
A rocky slope of the largely smooth Lamachan Hill.
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Bouldery slope, Cambrick Hill
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4277
Looking across the Nick of the Lochans to Mulldonoch.
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Nick of the Lochans
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4278
The smaller of the two lochans in the bealach between Mulldonoch and Cambrick Hill.
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Loch Valley
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4581
Viewed from Rig of the Jarkness with Benyellary and the Merrick in the distance.
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Loch Trool and the Fell of Eschoncan
by Alan O'Dowd
for square NX4180
View from the bracken-covered slope below Buchan Hill.
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Upper Glen Trool
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4378
The valley of the Glenhead Burn.
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Hillside by the Sheil Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4378
Looking through the haze towards Rig of the Jarkness and Craiglee.
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Corrie of the Sheil Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4378
Looking across the spur of Mulldonoch towards a distant Merrick, just visible... (more)
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Bennanbrack summit cairn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4477
Curleywee in the background.
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Bennanbrack summit area
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4477
Rocks and pools of water below the summit.
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Last one standing
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4379
A single tree trunk left standing in a clear-felled area.
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Waterfall on Sheil Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4378
There is a bigger waterfall just downstream of this small cascade.
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Gate on National Cycle Route 7
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4378
Looking from the edge of a forested area out to more open ground on the way to Loch Dee.
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National Cycle Route 7 at Buchan
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4180
The gnarled and split old tree is a landmark on the way to where the path to the... (more)
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Trostan Isle
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4379
An island of tall trees left standing in a clear-felled area, apparently to... (more)
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Blanket bog near Corse Knowe of Glenhead
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4478
This flat boggy area at the head of Glen Trool is covered in cotton grasses with... (more)
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Ridge above Sound Clint
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4679
Looking northwards towards the trig pillar on the summit of Craiglee, with the... (more)
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The Lochs of Glenhead
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4481
Long Loch of Glenhead and Round Loch of Glenhead viewed from Rig of the Jarkness.
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Gairland Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4381
Looking upstream with the crags at the western end of Rig of the Jarkness on the right.
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Eastern end of Loch Trool
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4280
Viewed from the path up to the Gairland Burn and Loch Valley.
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Track near Loch Trool
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4180
The ladder stile on the left gives access to a path leading to some small... (more)
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Looking south along the Rhinns of Kells from Cor(r)an of Portmark
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5093
Most sources name this hill, at the northern end of the Rhinns of Kells range,... (more)
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Summit cairn on Coran (or Corran) of Portmark
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5093
Most sources name this hill, at the northern end of the Rhinns of Kells range,... (more)
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Summit cairn on Bow
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5092
This hill, in the Rhinns of Kells, must have one of the shortest hill names... (more)
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Summit of Craiglee (531m.)
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4680
Triangulation pillar on the summit with Benyellary in the background
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Spur leading north-east off Bow
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5192
Looking down towards the Garryhorn Burn with the bulky hill Cairnsmore of... (more)
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View into the upper Garryhorn Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5293
This burn drains off some very rough hill country in the Rhinns of Kells range,... (more)
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Forrest Lodge estate, near King's Holm
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5586
Scrubby ground by the Polharrow Burn, with the Rhinns of Kells range of hills in... (more)
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Granite slab by the Hawse Burn
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5085
Some exposed rock beneath the Rhinns of Kells group of hills.
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Trig point on Meikle Millyea
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5182
It would appear from recent surveys that the true summit of the hill is a 748m... (more)
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Path between Glen Trool and Loch Valley
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX4280
Looking towards Loch Trool and the Fell of Eschoncan from the path as it skirts... (more)
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Tree by the road to Forrest Lodge
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5586
The road lies in the valley of the Polharrow Burn.
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Milldown and the Lochans of Auchniebut
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5183
Rough walking terrain in the Rhinns of Kells.
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Hillwalking in the Rhinns of Kells
by Alan O'Dowd
geograph for square NX5283
The walkers in the middle ground are descending towards the rise of Meikle Lump,... (more)
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