Cairnsmore of Carsphairn

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Cairnsmore of Carsphairn is a prominent hill in southwest Scotland, known for its broad summit and expansive views across the surrounding moorland and Galloway landscape.

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Cairnsmore of Carsphairn canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Donald
Graham
Marilyn
mountain
category Donald mountains
Grahams
Marilyns of Scotland
Mountains and hills of Dumfries and Galloway
Mountains and hills of the Southern Uplands
country Scotland
distinguishedFrom Cairnsmore of Dee
Cairnsmore of Fleet
elevation 2615 ft
797 m
gridReferenceUK NX 594 979
hasBroadSummit true
hasExpansiveViews true
hasNameLanguage Scots Gaelic-derived toponymy
hasSubsidiaryTop Beninner
Dunool
hasSummitFeature cairn
trig point
isOneOf three major hills named Cairnsmore in Galloway
listing Donald
Graham
Hump
Marilyn
New Donald
Simm
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED
Southern Uplands
locatedNear Carsphairn
locatedNorthOf Carsphairn
map OS Explorer 320
OS Landranger 77
nameElementMeaning cairn (stone pile) in Scots/Gaelic toponymy
overlooks Galloway landscape
surrounding moorland
partOf Galloway Forest Park
surface form: Galloway Forest area

Galloway Hills
popularFor hiking
hillwalking
prominence 374 m
range Carsphairn Hills
region southwest Scotland NERFINISHED
terrain grass
moorland
topographicIsolation approximately 18 km
usualAccessPoint Carsphairn

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Galloway Hills contains Cairnsmore of Carsphairn