Tag Archives: Ruins

Skerrow Halt Again

November 10, 2018

8.4 miles 3h 52 min ascent 93m Stroan Loch to a little way past Skerrow Halt, and back We had been heavy rain in the previous days so my planned walk, which would have included a stroll through boggy terrain, was … Continue reading →

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Trusty’s Hill

May 21, 2017

3.75 miles  1h 50m ascent 114m Gatehouse of Fleet- Trusty’s Hill-Rutherford Monument-Anwoth Drust’s Hill, wet walk, pictish carvings, monument 1 and 2, old kirk         [osmap gpx=”http://www.screel.co.uk/walks/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RK_gpx-_2017-05-21_1016.gpx”]

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Romans and Reivers: 3 – through the cave of sorrows

March 5, 2016

13 miles 5h 33m 631m ascent       Bellshaw Pool-Garwaldwaterfoot This, our third Romans and Reivers walk, took us from Moffat Dale to Eskdale, passing through the valleys of Wamphray Water, Dryfe Water, and Garwald Water, and past the … Continue reading →

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Dun Garbh

November 22, 2015

1 mile  50mins Dungarry Fort This is an 8th century fort, or the remains of one at least, sitting on a small hill in a valley beside Bengairn. The long single track road/track from Auchencairn doesn’t have much in the … Continue reading →

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Gawin Moor: revisited

October 10, 2015

8.8 miles 3h 50m ascent 245m Auchencairn Forest Last week I went to Auchencairn Forest to look for some features marked on the OS map. This week I was back in search of two more cairns in the forest at … Continue reading →

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The Deil’s Dike and Auchencairn’s Cairns

October 3, 2015

9.8 miles  4h 35m  345m ascent Great Hill-White Hill-Auchencairn Height Gawin Moor Cairn, White Hill Cairn, Mid Cairn, Royach Cairn, Auchencairn Height Cairn This walk starts at Loch Ettrick, following forestry tracks to Great Hill, White Hill, Auchencairn Height and … Continue reading →

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Στην Κνωσό μέσω Ηρακλείου: A Minoan Morning

September 8, 2015

Distance: Not much actual walking. Climb: Virtually none. Duration: Left after breakfast, back for lunch. Knossos by bus A journey rather than a walk, and certainly not an epic journey. As I walked from the hotel I left the unreal … Continue reading →

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Glentrool, Black Linn and the three Waters

May 9, 2015

8 miles 4h 30m  ascent 185m Black Linn-Minniwick Woods-Bargrennan-Braes of Barmore-Cree Woods Our walk began at Stroan Bridge where the Water of Minnoch cascades through a rocky gorge. The Glentrool visitor centre here once nestled among tall conifers but the forest … Continue reading →

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