Carlin’s Cairn
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.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,648 feet
- Description: hill in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Càrn na Cailliche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corserine and Cairnsgarroch.
Corserine
Peak
Photo: 2005biggar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corserine is a hill in north of the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest point of the range and the second highest point in Galloway.
Cairnsgarroch
Peak
Cairnsgarroch is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Really one of approximately six satellites of the main ridge, it is usually climbed as a detour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carsphairn.
Carsphairn
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carsphairn is a village in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located about halfway between Dalmellington and St John's Town of Dalry, on the A713 road. Carsphairn is situated 5 miles northeast of Carlin’s Cairn.
Carlin’s Cairn
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.16672° or 55° 10′ 0″ northLongitude
-4.36117° or 4° 21′ 40″ westElevation
2,648 feet (807 metres)Open location code
9C7Q5J8Q+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8299808500OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Carlin’s Cairn” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Càrn na Cailliche”
- Cornish: “Càrn na Cailliche”
- Irish: “Càrn na Cailliche”
- Manx: “Càrn na Cailliche”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Càrn na Cailliche”
- Welsh: “Càrn na Cailliche”
- “Càrn na Cailliche”
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