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Photo: Merrick, an 843m mountain in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

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Merrick

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Merrick rises to 843 m (2,766 ft) in Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of the 222 Corbetts, and a Donald besides. It is the highest point of Dumfries and Galloway. For more of the same, Kirriereoch Hill and Mullwharchar are close by.

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More places to visit near Merrick

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.

1.9 km E · 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.

3.1 km SE · 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.

5.5 km S · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

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.

5.8 km S · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Grey Mare's Tail (Talnotry), a waterfall near Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Grey Mare's Tail (Talnotry)

Waterfall near Newton Stewart

A tributary of the Palnure Burn dropping in a series of falls at Talnotry in Galloway Forest Park, reached by a short trail.

14.4 km SE

Photo of Murray's Monument, a landmark near Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Murray's Monument

Landmark near Newton Stewart

Granite obelisk of 1835 on a hill above Talnotry, honouring shepherd-turned-professor Alexander Murray.

14.9 km SE