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Name:Merkland Hill
Hill number:13229
Height:369m / 1211ft
Section:27C: The Glenkens to Annandale
Classification:Tu,3
Drop:56m
Col:313m  NS804008  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
2298407/05/2018NS 80659 00175  F: Highest of 3 bumps and close to position of top on NLS.chrisbien
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-2341316/11/2013NS 80659 00180  F: no featureSprog
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283516/11/2013NS 80659 00180  F: NoneSprog
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 12 users)ByDate of Ascent
Track to Woodend onto Merkland > Dunduff > Beaconside hill > Cleuchhead hill. A nice roundAndrew Simmons15/10/2023
From Glenwhargen: Whiteside -> Welltrees Tappin (for the trig pillar) -> Shiel Hill -> Heathery Hill -> Black Rig -> Cairnkinna Hill -> Dunduff -> Breconside Hill -> Cleuchead Hill -> Merkland Hill. Adrian's car waiting for us at the road by Woodend. Pleasant 19.6k round of 9 tumps.jonglew28/11/2020
Along the merkland track,Dunduff and merkland hill from parking near the druidhill mill track entrance.robertphillips06/09/2020
Track to Woodend - Mote Hass - earthwork - Dunduff and steeply to top. Quicker back - direct line to building at Shield Cleuch. Up track and through gate - QBT almost to top of Merkland Hill.chrisbien07/05/2018
Parked at Chanlockfoot then used track past Woodend to col, quad bike tracks from thereColin Crawford11/12/2017
Round of druidhill burn TUMPScjo31/01/2016
Continuation of route from Cairnkinna hill. Down over Mote Hill and then south to bealach and up by ATV track, leaving it for final climb of about 100m to unmarked summit at south end of summit ridge. Descended by ruined wall to cross Woodend Burn, rejoining outward route near Woodend Farm. Some electric fences to negotiate by this route. With AT and JT.Man of Kernow116/11/2013
cmac03/06/2023
Adrian28/11/2020
Dave Geere27/11/2017
Steve Q20/12/2015
Sprog16/11/2013