Kirriereoch Hill Explained

Kirriereoch Hill
Elevation M:786
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence:150.2 m
Listing:Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim, D, CT,DN,Y,xC[2]
Translation:Scottish Gaelic

Hill of the Brindled Quarter[3]

Location:South Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Range:Range of the Awful Hand, Galloway Hills, Southern Uplands
Grid Ref Uk:NX 42093 86949
Topo:OS Landranger 77

Kirriereoch Hill is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of 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. A boundary wall near the summit is the highest point in South Ayrshire and Ayrshire as a whole. Kirriereoch Hill was classified as a Corbett and Marilyn but then deleted from these lists in 1984 due to not being thought to achieve the respective prominence criteria. In August 2015 the hill was relisted as a Marilyn[4] after having been surveyed to have a 150.2 m prominence. However, since this is less than the 152.4 m required, the hill will not be re-listed as a Corbett.[5]

External links

55.152°N -4.4811°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirriereoch Hill. hillbagging.co.uk. 22 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide. hills-database.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Scottish Place-Name News, No. 38, Spring 2015. spns.org.uk.
  4. Web site: The Relative Hills of Britain. rhb.org.uk.
  5. Web site: The Database of British and Irish Hills: News. www.hills-database.co.uk.