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Name:Cairnoch Hill
Hill number:4990
Height:413.5m / 1357ft
Section:26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
Classification:Hu,Tu,4,Y
Drop:123.1m
Col:290.4m  NS 6990 8658  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1918722/05/2017NS 69798 85718  F: trig point
O: ground 90m WSW at NS NS 69735 85674 is as high
S: Abney level
jimbloomer
Subpoint
1Jim
3212418/08/2020NS 69716 85680  F: no feature
O: trig point 90m ENE at NS 69797 85719 is 20cm lower
S: 1m LIDAR
jimbloomer
Summit
Jim
3242229/08/2020NS 69798 85719  F: Trig Point
O: looked like the summit to us but see the summit had been re-positioned recently
P&EH
Subpoint
1GJ
3242329/08/2020NS 69733 85674  F: no feature
O: marked as alternative possible summit closer but not identical to new summit
P&EH
Subpoint
2GJ
-1875018/08/2020NS 69798 85719  F: trig point
O: ground 100m SE may be higher
Subpoint
1Jim
-1875113/11/2010NS 69796 85721  F: trig point
O: ground 100m SE may be higher
chrisbien
Subpoint
1Jim
-1875231/05/2011NS 69796 85719  F: trig point
O: ground 100m SE may be higher
neimcv
Subpoint
1Jim



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As others from parking at track start near Sir John of Graham Mott. Up the rack as per Belfarm Top Quarry is more a turning spot with new felling track extending further just beyond..N.Morters03/09/2022
Parked at de Graham fort access then followed forest track to mapped end. Through small quarry then short ok faint path through trees to grassy summit. Trig at east summit, HP west summit. Superb views.Denise 17/06/2022
Belfarm's route on forest track from the W. Levelish summit area of mossy lumps in grass and bilberry. High point un-marked.RichardM17/06/2022
As Belfarm.Up to the 2nd quarry and a muddy step of about 5 feet at the left hand corner takes you on to the path to the top.ARM06/09/2021
With the boys from De Graham's Castle, 1st left then 1st right to small quarry and up to HP and trig. Descended east towards lone wind turbine.lordtonult01/04/2021
As Belfarm, good instructions. You could easily bike to the small quarry. Trig definitely looks lower. Sunny and freezing.iangalbraith19/11/2020
Parked at the track for St John De Graham's Castle. Followed the forest tracks and Belfarm's instructions to the small quarry. Relatively easy walking from there, on grass/moss, between new planting, then mossy ground to the summit. Great views to higher hills in the distance, and over Carron Valley Reservoir.LizH29/08/2020
I had approached this hill from Kirk O'Muir a couple of years ago and turned back with the evening light rather than trying to find a way through the trees by head torch. This time I started from near the road junction below Sir John de Graham's castle (to keep away from another car parked at the track entrance in these days of social distancing) and followed Belfarm's excellent directions to the twin summits.Nick Down103/04/2020
From Sir John de Grahams castle following the forest tracks. Easy peasy.hillsman13/03/2020
Very easy now. From De Graham's Castle access (Castle worth a visit) follow the track to the first fork, left. Follow uphill to next proper junction. Right. Follow, passing gravel quarry. Past this there's a new uphill fork, NOT the grassy one, take this (left) up to a smaller quarry. Access the hill at the left side, and it's a few metres to the forest edge and the 2 summits.Belfarm 23/02/2020
Effing forestation ... and jeffing felled forestation ... not easy from the track without emitting a curse or two!summitter20/08/2018
From the forest/windfarm entrance at the Carron Reservoir. Grotty climb through felled forest then tussocky terrain to trig.NormanW13/07/2017
Ran up to the trig and back down in 40 minutes. Went up the old firebreak but the area is now completely felled.Stevend101/01/2017
Ditto mae. Felled forest is not particularly pleasant, especially in late summer, but at the time of writing I don't think there was any practical alternative. Unable to separate the two summits so bagged them both before descending the SW face and getting entangled in considerably more felled forestry.Topographer5704/09/2016
otis and alanGlenford02/01/2016
From S. Forest road, clear fell, then open ground.mae11/02/2015
from minor road track through woods then hard going to the top in deep snow.robertphillips01/02/2015
from where picnic spot was. Just followed forestry tracks and then struck up a ride. In a few years all will be felled. Going NW from summit wasn't any quicker. Pleasant year beginner. Then DundaffThearlaichdubh01/01/2014
Car park / picnic site no longer there. Parking at road juntion. Stay on the forest roads for easier walking. Easy from road end to S of summit (below radio mast). Twin tops.Minto31/07/2012
Parked at start of track (gate closed) 682861. Track SE - N - E - S and then SE. Near the end at a widening then is a ruined wall going uphill. Trees harvested. Up then E to top over the other 410m contour.chrisbien13/11/2010
pleasant summit easily ascended, fine view. park 680860, follow tk E, 1st L after c300m, 1st R after 1km, climb NE beside wall from c.693854, he RHW28/12/2003
From nr Carron Valley Resr with Fiona, on to Earl's Hill and Hart Hill through stormfell. Chalmers No.18agentmancuso12/09/1999
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Louise27/12/2016
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