Listing Marilyn, Donald OS grid NX595980 Elevation 797 m Parent range Galloway Hills | Translation Big Hill of Carsphairn Topo map OS Landranger 77 Mountain range Galloway Hills | |
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Location Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Similar Corserine, Shalloch on Minnoch, Cairns of Fleet, Merrick, Craignaw | ||
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.
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Map of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, UK
Walking
Cairnsmore is the highest hill in the Carsphairn hills and yet it is a relatively easy hill to climb - over some rough grass, with no steep slopes and with a very flat summit area - though there are areas of more rugged ground on the outlying peaks of Beninner and Moorbrock. For most of the route there are excellent views westward over the Glenkens to the Rhinns of Kells in the Galloway Hills .
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.