Cairnsmore of Carsphairn

Cairnsmore of Carsphairn

Infobox Mountain
Name = Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
Photo = cairnsmore-of-carsphairn-skiing.jpg
Caption = Skiing on Cairnsmore above the Green Well of Scotland
Elevation = 797 m
Location = Dumfries and Galloway, SCO
Range = Galloway Hills
Prominence = ???m
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 77
Grid_ref_UK = NX595980
Listing = Marilyn, Donald
Translation = Big Hill of Carsphairn
Language =
Pronunciation =

Cairnsmore of Carsphairn is a 797m high hill in the Southern Uplands of southern Scotland. An alternative name, rarely used nowadays, is Cairnsmore of Deugh. The usual route of ascent is from the A713 road to the west at the "Green Well of Scotland" a kilometre or so north from the village of Carsphairn in the far north of Kirkcudbrightshire.

Walking

Cairnsmore is one of the quickest and easiest of the highest Galloway Hills to climb. It is an easy ascent over some rough grass, with no steep slopes and a very flat summit area, though there are areas of more rugged ground on the outlying peaks of Beninner and Moorbrock.

Climbing

Because of the nature of the rock no good rock climbing has been recorded on the massif. However in winter after a good freeze there are a number of short ice climbs of up to 150 m on the slopes of Beninner and Moorbrock Hill. [Cite web |title=New Climbs in Galloway |url=http://www.johnbiggar.com/galloway-new-climbs.asp |author=John Biggar |accessdate=2007-06-14]

External links

* [http://www.needlesports.com/galloway/walking.htm Information on Hill Walking in the Galloway Hills]

References


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