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Carlin's Cairn

Photo: Carlin's Cairn, an 807m hill in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Carlin's Cairn

© Iain Russell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Iain Russell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Carlin's Cairn

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Carlin's Cairn rises to 807 m (2,648 ft) in Dumfries and Galloway. It is listed among the 89 Donalds — hills of 2,000 feet in the Scottish Lowlands. It stands among the higher summits of Dumfries and Galloway. For more of the same, Corserine and Meaul are close by.

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Photo of Loch Enoch, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Loch Enoch

Loch

A high, island-studded loch in the granite Merrick range of Galloway, once famed for sand that could sharpen a blade.

6 km SW · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Loch Neldricken, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Loch Neldricken

Loch

Said to hold the Murder Hole of S. R. Crockett's novel The Raiders, in the remote Galloway hills.

7.4 km SW · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

8.2 km SE · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of Loch Valley, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Loch Valley

Loch

Granite-bound in the Galloway hills above Glen Trool, it lies on the wild flank of the Merrick range.

8.5 km SW · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Loch Doon, a loch in East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Loch Doon

Loch

Southern Scotland's largest freshwater loch, in the Galloway hills, with a medieval castle moved stone by stone to its shore.

9.3 km N · East Ayrshire

Photo: Bruce's Stone, a viewpoint in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Bruce's Stone

Viewpoint

Granite memorial above Loch Trool marking Robert the Bruce's 1307 victory, with a fine loch-and-hills panorama.

11.5 km SW · Dumfries and Galloway