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Name:Barbay Hill
Hill number:5024
Height:127m / 417ft
Section:27A: Ayr to the River Clyde
Classification:Hu,Tu,1,SIB,Y
Drop:127m
Col:Sea

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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1418905/06/2016NS 16788 57003  F: sandstone outcrop
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
GG
2673321/03/2019NS 16785 57005  F: large boulderagentmancuso
Summit
Jim
3852522/05/2022NS 16787 57002  F: sandstone torP&EH
Summit
GJ
-1881127/02/2011NS 16786 57000  F: sandstone outcrop
O: outcrop is 12m SW of trig point
chrisbien
Summit
-18812NS 16795 57008  F: trig point: OS measurement
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1



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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 133 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From the ferry landing and by roads.Windy Corner27/10/2023
repeatrobertphillips03/09/2023
Walked from car park with Lorna. Wonderful views on a great day.Skerryvore02/09/2023
Walk to trig from ferry slipway. Visited nearby top in field as seemed as high or higher.willyross19/04/2023
Self and dogInvicta1422/02/2023
Pouring with rain and no visibility out the car and back very quicklyAndrew Simmons10/01/2023
A short walk on a short day from ferry slip.lordtonult20/12/2022
Day trip to Cumbrae. 1 of 2thekirkie pirate20/11/2022
Short saunter from the car park with my brother .......... superb views as expected.3 kinnears28/07/2022
Good views to the north. For some proper walking go and climb Farland Hill, easy from Lion Rock, and much better views to the south.Minto25/06/2022
A short walk from the car park to visit the highest point of the island whilst here. A good viewpoint on a glorious day. With Hitman9956.meltdiceburg20/06/2022
Good view point over the Firth of Clyde, though high hills in cloud.LizH22/05/2022
From Car Park. Great view of Arran.colazione21/04/2022
Initially in the darkness just pre midnight after I'd parked up for the night nearby.... Then gloriously at sunrise on the morning of Friday 15thvegibagger14/10/2021
Walk from slipway to Barbay Hill on a trig bagging tripfergie10/10/2021
901 Bus from Greenock to Largs for 09:15 ferry (Loch Shira). Walked up from slipway following lanes and signs to Glaidstone Viewpoint. Continued along lanes to Millport for bus back to slipway and 12:15 ferry (Loch Riddon). Train back to Glasgow. SoloDave15/08/2021
day triprobertphillips24/07/2021
Quick bag with the family on a day trip.robertphillips09/09/2020
Brilliant weatherhillsman20/09/2019
LS/ PP. NG. HP. M?john steel01/09/2019
Revisit on foot from ferry via Farland Hill. Back down over Horse Hill.agentmancuso21/03/2019
A very lazy drive up and the next ferry back.NormanW13/09/2018
Sunshine, drove to top, great views and mild, nearly warm. No cafe on a Monday.iangalbraith12/03/2018
Easiest island top I can recall. About 20 yards from the viewpoint CP.Crib Goch11/03/2018
With family. Muddy footpaths from the Watersports Centre and then quiet road to summit. Descent to a rather quiet and forlorn-looking Millport (excellent café at the Garrison House)and walk around the bay before bus back to ferry. Stunning views to snow capped Arran hills.benalder28417/02/2018
Quick trip over on the ferry then a road stroll to the summit. With Chris PeartColin Crawford16/11/2017
An easy walk up the road from the ferry terminal with Colin CrawfordChris Peart16/11/2017
On bike. Later with Linda on bikes and finally on foot 7-Mar-2023 with Linda and Archie (4 m.o. CavaPoo).grimjimm12/07/2017
3rd hill of the day after Wee Cumbrae and then Farland hill down to Forest edge then over road across to Lochs and after skirting that up through heather to outcrop near Trig. Nice to Have a rocky stone as the summit. Walked down road to Millport and had a soup and cappuccino at the Garrison's house cafe. It was nice to See artefacts from Wee Cumbrae's lighthouse. Caught bus to ferry slip and Walked onto ferry to Largs.Dazingdale21/09/2016
Drove up after ferry crossing from Largs. Parked and climbed up to the trigpoint with Helen for the superb views all around on a sunny but blustery day.JohRvs08/08/2016
From adjacent car park.jimbloomer05/06/2016
Visited after Little Cumbrae trip.jonglew05/06/2016
En route to Marhof 16, detour via Gt Cumbrae and camp over.nordicstar03/06/2016
A good Sib.jenx03/06/2016
With Jack after Farland Hillchrisbien27/05/2016
With dziadzio after Farland Hill.jackbien27/05/2016
From the ferry slip to Millport via the top.summitsup02/06/2015
with renee and jamie from fintray bay after ditching the bikes.robertphillips23/05/2015
walked with bert and renee. millport.. ditched the bikesJamiePhillips2723/05/2015
Plenty of people about for this island top - my 50th Haswell.arranc03/07/2013
Excellent walk -1,000th HuMP - lovely day with brother ArchieThearlaichdubh20/04/2013
Bright sunny day, island busy with charity walkersneimcv26/05/2012
Quick stroll between ferries.Martin R06/04/2012
Cycled around CumbraeMountain Goat21/08/2011
When biking around the island with CM.bolton02/07/2011
Parked very close to the top. Lovely views all round but there was a cold wind.chrisbien27/02/2011
Cycled around the island and then up here for Trig and caches.Walker Dan19/06/2010
This was my second time up here. Had also cycled up it about 12 years previously as well.assynt_bob15/11/2009
Added it into my walk around the coastline by going up and back down the west side of the hill, just north of the golf course.campagvelocet31/03/2009
Had a few hours in the late afternoon to make it up to the highest point of the island and then walk around the west side, getting back to the return ferry to Largs just as the stars were coming out for the night.Alex C17/03/2009