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Brown Carrick Hill 287m. Ayrshire , Section
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Baggers Album ->Scotland->27a->BrownCarrick
Brown Carrick Hill from Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde.
24th September 2000
Brown Carrick Hill 287m. Ayrshire , Section 27a
(and Lady Isle)
Baggers Album ->Scotland->27a->BrownCarrick
Brown Carrick Hill from Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde.
| From the hill road to the East summit with the masts. |
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| The Summit. |
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| Landing on Lady Isle, having provided entertainment for the seals. |
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The lighthouse. The black hut
is marked 'SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS TRIBUNAL'. Brown Carrick Hill in the background. |
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Lady Isle Team Photo. Left to right: Tessa Carroll, Dave Hewitt, Richard Webb(of this site), Rachel Smillie (her husband is Swan who draws Murdo) and Ken Stewart. (thanks Dave.) |
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The trig. 6m. Dave Hewitt and Robin Taylor who brought us out to the island. |
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Maps: Brown
Carrick Hill & Lady Isle |
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Brown Carrick hill is a sprawling moor above Ayr. It is famed for the Electric Brae at Croy on the Southwestern slopes. An optical ilusion makes it appear that things roll uphill. Real uphill can be found on the National Cycle Route that takes the minor road over the hill. A short deviation to the masts and the true summit a quater of a mile beyond. Good views of Ailsa Craig and Arran. Afterwards I made a trip to Lady Isle off Troon. This was in support of Dave Hewitt's trig point collecting. He was after the 6m trig point on this small speck of gabbro. Trig baggers should note that this place is seabird city and should be avoided in spring/summer. It was inhabited by inquisitive seals and vast flocks of teal on our visit. |
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