Milldown Explained

Milldown
Elevation M:	748
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence M:	90
Listing:	Tu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN^[2]
Translation:	Scottish Gaelic Brown, Round Hill ^[3] ^[4]
Location:	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Range:	Rhinns of Kells, Galloway Hills, Southern Uplands
Grid Ref Uk:	NX 51616 82555
Topo:	OS Landranger 77

Milldown 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 Meikle Millyea - between these two hills lie the Lochans of Auchniebut, a series of small water bodies at an approximate elevation of 650m - possibly the highest permanent water bodies in the Southern Uplands. As well as this, the hill is also flanked on its SW side by forest plantation - possibly the highest planted commercial forestry in the Southern Uplands. Like most of its neighbours, it is most easily climbed from the east at Forrest Lodge.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Milldown . Hill-bagging.co.uk . 2020-04-23.
2. Web site: Chris Crocker . Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide . Hills-database.co.uk . 2020-04-23.
3. Book: Maxwell, Sir Herbert Eustace . Studies In The Topography Of Galloway . Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet . Edinburgh . David Douglas . 1887 . National Library of Scotland.
4. Web site: Place-Names of the Galloway Glens.
5. Web site: Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide.
6. Web site: Millfire.