Shalloch on Minnoch

Shalloch on Minnoch 775m. Galloway, Section 27b

26th March 2000
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Shalloch on Minnoch from Tarfessock.

Overnight stop below Tarfessock

Camp Guard.

Traversing the boulder field below Tarfessock. Shalloch On Minnoch in sunlight.

The summit of Kirriereoch Hill. The Merrick in the background.

Corserine and Mullwarchar from Kirriereoch Hill.

Loch Enoch and the Merrick from the summit of Kirriereoch Hill

South top of Tarfessock

The Summit of Shalloch on Minnock(foreground). The slightly lower trig point, and Ailsa Craig in the background.

The Merrick, Kirriereoch Hill and Tarfessock from Slaethornrig

Return Home.

The westernmost Donald , and the pinkie of the Awful Hand. Shalloch on Minnoch is one of the easiest of the Corbetts, a road goes over halfway up.

But, there is another side, beyond the trees. Central Galloway, a vast saucer of granite full of boulder and bog. From here the hill rises in a rocky sweep of corrie. Added value is the deleted Corbett Kirriereoch Hill , and the rocky lochan pocked ridge of Tarfessock.

The granite has eroded down to form the palm, but the metamorphic aureole knuckles remain proud of the bog and gives a fine ridge walk. The effort required, to go around the back is a sound investement.

Overnight stop below Tarfessock
Camp Guard.
Traversing the boulder field below Tarfessock. Shalloch On Minnoch in sunlight.
The summit of Kirriereoch Hill. The Merrick in the background.
Corserine and Mullwarchar from Kirriereoch Hill.
Loch Enoch and the Merrick from the summit of Kirriereoch Hill
South top of Tarfessock
The Summit of Shalloch on Minnock(foreground). The slightly lower trig point, and Ailsa Craig in the background.
The Merrick, Kirriereoch Hill and Tarfessock from Slaethornrig
Return Home.	The westernmost Donald , and the pinkie of the Awful Hand. Shalloch on Minnoch is one of the easiest of the Corbetts, a road goes over halfway up. But, there is another side, beyond the trees. Central Galloway, a vast saucer of granite full of boulder and bog. From here the hill rises in a rocky sweep of corrie. Added value is the deleted Corbett Kirriereoch Hill , and the rocky lochan pocked ridge of Tarfessock. The granite has eroded down to form the palm, but the metamorphic aureole knuckles remain proud of the bog and gives a fine ridge walk. The effort required, to go around the back is a sound investement.