Carlin's Cairn

Carlin's Cairn
Highest point
Elevation807 m (2,648 ft)[1]
Prominence99 m (325 ft)[2]
ListingTu,Sim,D,sHu,CT,DN[3]
Naming
English translationScots, Scottish Gaelic: Old Woman's Hill [4]
Geography
Map
LocationDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parent rangeRhinns of Kells, Southern Uplands
OS gridNX 49698 88362
Topo mapOS Landranger 77

Carlin's Cairn is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is located immediately north of Corserine, the highest summit of the range. The eighth highest hill in southern Scotland,[5] the commonest ascent is from Forrest Lodge to the east[6] but it is also climbed as part of a traverse along the entire ridge.

References

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  1. ^ "Carlin's Cairn".
  2. ^ "Carlin's Cairn".
  3. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  4. ^ "Place-Names of the Galloway Glens".
  5. ^ "Donalds by height".
  6. ^ "Carlin".