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 Photographs of a traverse of the ridge

from the Corbett Shalloch on Minnoch

 to Kirrieroch Hill

in the Galloway Hills

of the Borders Region of Scotland


Start point in Bell Memorial car park for the ascent of Shalloch on Minnoch

Start point in Bell Memorial car park

 for the ascent of Shalloch on Minnoch



Waterfall in the Buchan Burn on the ascent route to The Merrick

 The ruins

 of the Shalloch on Minnoch farmhouse





Waterfall on the Shalloch on Minnoch burn

Waterfall

 on the
Shalloch on Minnoch burn



Culsharg bothy beneath Benyellary on the ascent route to The Merrick

Trig Point

 on
Shalloch on Minnoch ( 775m, 2,543ft )

Views extend f
rom the summit

 
to Ailsa Craig and

the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde



Loch Riecawr from Shalloch on Minnoch

Loch Riecawr

from Shalloch on Minnoch


Shalloch on Minnoch is at the northern end

 of the " Awful Hand " range

of the Galloway Hills






Loch Riecawr from Shalloch on Minnoch

Loch Riecawr

from Shalloch on Minnoch





The Merrick ( 843m, 2,766ft ) from Benyellary

The Merrick above Kirrieroch Hill

 from 
Shalloch on Minnoch





Kirrieroch Hill

Kirrieroch Hill

 
( 786m  - a former Corbett )





Shalloch on Minnoch from Kirrieroch Hill

Shalloch on Minnoch

from
Kirrieroch Hill





Kirrieroch Hill

The Merrick from Kirrieroch Hill

The " Awful Hand " range

runs from 
The Merrick

to 
Shalloch on Minnoch





Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde from cairn on Kirrieroch Hill

Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde

 from cairn on Kirrieroch Hill




Kirrieroch Hill

Kirrieroch Hill on descent






Map of Shalloch on Minnoch and Kirrieroch Hill

Map of Shalloch on Minnoch

 and Kirrieroch Hill





Map of Shalloch on Minnoch

Map of Shalloch on Minnoch




SHALLOCH ON MINNOCH - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:-

Location: Dumfries & Galloway
Grade: Moderate hillwalk on rough terrain
Distance: 9 miles / 15km
Time: 4-6 hours


In the north of the Galloway Forest Park, Shalloch on Minnoch is the most westerly Corbett in southern Scotland. While its western flanks
are swathed in forestry plantations, the upper slopes of the hill are clear and because of its westerly position it offers some of the finest views in the
area. On a clear day the view from the summit of Shalloch on Minnoch takes in the Mournes of Ulster, the Lakeland Fells, the Isle of Man,
the Mull of Kintyre and the islands of Arran, Jura and Ailsa Craig.
The name Shalloch on Minnoch could mean, ‘the heel of the Minnoch ridge’, assuming that Shalloch comes from the Gaelic word sail or saileag.
The word could also come from the Gaelic word sealg, meaning a hunt, which ties it rather nicely with one of its neighbours, Mullwharcar, which
means the hill of the huntsman’s horn.
Minnoch probably comes from the Gaelic word for a rounded ridgelike hill, monadh.
The car park at the beginning of the route commemorates David Bell, a local writer and cyclist and is situated close to Rowantree Junction where
there was once an inn and a tollhouse. It was in this location that a tinker's body was once found, giving the place the name of the Murder
Hole. In his novel about droving in the Galloway area, The Raiders, author S.R.Crockett nicked the location and moved it close to Loch Neldricken,
north of Glen Trool. A sign beside the road indicates Shalloch on Minnoch but that's the last signpost you’ll see. Follow the forest road past the house at Laglanny and continue to where the track crosses the Water of Minnoch. Turn right here and follow the trail to a disused farm, also called Shalloch on Minnoch. The easy walking stops here and its muddy paths for the rest of the route through the forest.
Follow the river for about 400m to where a girder bridge of sorts takes you over to the east bank. Follow the stream now for about 800m to
where a tributary flows down through a firebreak. Follow the firebreak, at times crawling below the spreading branches of the pines, until you break
free from the trees with an easy, if long, climb up the hill’s west ridge to the trig point summit.
Retrace your steps to descend, or alternatively, if you have the time, head south from Shalloch on Minnoch over Nick of Carlach, and then over
Tarfessock. From here a long tarn-splattered ridge works its way south over Carmeddie Brae then up scree slopes to the summit of Kirriereoch
Hill, which is about 150m south of an old wall. To descend follow the wall down the west ridge and head for a noticeable firebreak in
the forest which follows the line of the Pillow Burn. Soon you’ll come across a forestry track which passes Kirrriereoch farm to join up with the
public road about 4km south of the Bell car park.


ROUTE PLANNER

Map: OS 1:50,000 Landranger sheet 77 ( Dalmellington & New Galloway )
Distance: About 9 miles / 15km
Time: 4-6 hours
Start / finish: Bell Memorial car park on the Straiton to Bargrennan road ( GR: NX353907 ).
Public transport: None to the start.
lnformation: www.gallowayforestpark.com
Route: From the car park, take the forest road ( marked Shalloch on Milloch ) that runs past the house Laglanny.
After 800m or so the road turns L over a bridge and once you've crossed turn Fl and follow the track to the ruined farm of Shalloch on Minnoch.
Go through the farm, past a sheepfold, and follow the Shalloch Burn which is crossed on a girder bridge about 400m beyond the farm.
Follow the stream for about 800m to where a firebreak follows a tributary bum.
Follow the muddy, and at times awkward, footpath up the firebreak until clear of the trees.
Now climb the tussocky grass slopes of Shalloch on Minnoch's west ridge to the 768m summit.
Return the same way.





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