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Name:Corsencon Hill
Hill number:13116
Height:475m / 1558ft
Section:27C: The Glenkens to Annandale
Classification:Tu,4,Y
Drop:87m
Col:388m  NS678150  

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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1116102/11/2015NS 67157 14699  F: trig but there are 2 other 475 spot heightschrisbien
Summit
Jim
3612603/08/2021NS 67161 14702  F: ground 2m ENE of trig point
O: contenders to NW and E are lower
S: Abney level
jimbloomer
Summit
Jim



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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 25 users)ByDate of Ascent
From the end of the public road. Round of eight Tumps todayAndrew Simmons05/08/2023
As everybody else, from the end of the public road.Minto30/01/2023
Drove to the barrier on the yellow road which is in poor condition. Up ATV tracks to the top.NormanW25/01/2023
Adrian24/05/2022
Parked to SW at end of public road (NS 6667 1540). Bike to ~250m E of Clocklowie (ruins), walked 4 hills from there. On the return parked bike due N of the hill at junc of wall & new fence (NS 6706 1530). Also picked up Craigdullyeart Hills after dropping bike back at car.jonglew16/12/2021
#2 of 4 from roadhead above Glen.jimbloomer03/08/2021
mae03/08/2021
A 1.4km out and back from the road, parking on the verge. 10th tump of the day after Distinkhorn, Wedder and Cairnsaigh followed by a 6 tump circular from Craigshiel then parking at NS67094 15322. Straight upto the fenceline then at the 400m mark across to the summit, recording 476m @ NS 67157 14699. Returning a similar way. I then drove nearer to Craigdullyeart for the last tump of the day in diminishing light...Dazingdale25/09/2019
After Craigdullyeat using good 4wd track from forest road. Use the one straight up the hill rather than the one going to the bealach. Fine viewpoint. Arran etc.Thearlaichdubh24/05/2019
cmac28/06/2018
4 tump round from barrier at 66682 15387 craigdullyeart hill, corsencon hill, niviston hill, halfmerk hill, dropped down wide firebreak to lethans to pick up track back to the car, most of the walk on tracks and atv tracks on a nice sunny day.robertphillips19/05/2018
Dave Geere13/11/2017
Parked. By non existant FBM and followed quad tracks to summit.cjo14/10/2017
carole engel09/09/2017
Parked before road got too bad passed Glen, then walked 0.9 km to New Cumnock FBM site then onto Corsencon Hill trig and Tump, Niviston Hill and Craigdullyeart Hill on a warm and very sunny day.Dugswell225/05/2017
IainT21/05/2017
P 667154. Road then QB track to NH, HH back to W edge of forest, Up QB track and through barbed wire fence to trig back down and onto CH diagonally up from conveyor then back down wall to car. Thick fog which cleared on way to last hill.chrisbien02/11/2015
chalky195307/09/2015
Sherlock28/07/2007
Colin Crawford12/06/2006
Quite an impressive hill when seen from New Cumnock direction. With Alexander in backpack.agentmancuso26/02/2006
fine little hill; pleasant view. simple climb from N, park with care on N verge RHW25/08/2003
Ken_Stewart24/01/2002
Think that this would be the first hill I ever climbed to bag it. Drove up from Sanquhar to the highest point and walked to the summit.3 kinnears18/10/1979
Parked at sharp corner S.E. of Corsencon Farm. Up across rough pasture to summit cairn and Trig. Great views of The Nith Valley. Solo.The Captainblank