Kirriereoch Hill

Kirriereoch Hill

Infobox Mountain
Name = Kirriereoch Hill
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Elevation = 786 m
Location = South Ayrshire, Dumfries and GallowaySCO
Range = Galloway Hills
Prominence = c.140m
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OS "Landranger" 77
Grid_ref_UK = NX420870
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Kirriereoch Hill is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand in the Southern Uplands of southern Scotland. It lies on the border of the old counties of Ayrshire and Kirkcudbrightshire, or the modern regions of Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire.

Walking

The traverse of the Range of the Awful Hand is a classic long hillwalk, taking in Kirriereoch Hill.

External links

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

References


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