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Name:Kirk Hill
Hill number:5042
Height:259m / 850ft
Section:27B: Carrick and Galloway
Classification:Hu,Tu,2,Y
Drop:137m
Col:122m  NS266084  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1420404/06/2016NS 26637 04318  F: Unmarked pasture
O: Hill top fort
RichardM
Subpoint
1Jim
2482720/09/2018NS 26640 04313  F: no feature
O: ground 5m NW is 4cm lower
S: Abney level
jimbloomer
Summit
Jim
2867909/06/2019NS 26641 04311  F: no featureP&EH
Summit
GJ
2925428/09/2019NS 26639 04313  F: none
O: grass
agentmancuso
Summit
GJ
-1883906/12/2010NS 26637 04313  F: grassy knollchriswatson
Summit



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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 55 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parked at cattlegrid. A few road closed signs on road.colazione28/12/2023
Following Mochrum Hill. Road end to south east near High Mains. Short walk over easy grass to old fort/ summit and back via Trig. Damp drizzle.N.Morters07/08/2022
Parked on track at spot height 212 for Kirk Hill,trig and Quarrel.lordtonult06/08/2022
With LJanet M17/07/2022
Revisit on way back from Quarrel Hill, from same parking spot.agentmancuso28/09/2019
Parked on the verge, where the minor road becomes a farm track. Pleasant short walk on grass, then continued on to Quarrel Hill.LizH09/06/2019
Maybole-Knockbrake-Kildoon Hill monument-Craigfin Hill trig-Kirk Hill-Quarrel Hill-Craighead Hill-bus stop by Grangestone Ind Estate with Bert & Regcampagvelocet06/06/2018
Simple traverse from Quarrel Hill. PleasantThearlaichdubh05/01/2018
2nd hill of 7 today on a route from Maybole to Girvan in the pouring rain, climbing Knockbrake and Craigdow (just in case it becomes a tump in the future) cutting across the moor at the Drummochreen cairn past hardy cattle onto minor road that swings round hill but climbed into field up and direct to the trig and beyond westwards to the summit knoll. Onwards to Quarrel hill.Dazingdale15/05/2017
Quick visit on way to rhb dinner in Girvan. Summit within ring of hill fort. Pasture grazed by sheepRichardM04/06/2016
En route to RHB dinner at Girvan. Lovely yellow gorse. Hill fort evident. Also visited trig. Larks singing, rolling views in sunshine.Denise 04/06/2016
Met Colin C at start although he was heading elsewhere.Martin R03/06/2016
Parked along track after farm junction. Easy up to summit. Continued to Quarrel Hill.Minto03/06/2016
parked at road junction up to trig then the top then over to quarrel hill.robertphillips21/01/2015
Parked at road junction to NE, still blowing a gale and thick cloud on the top.tim74716/03/2014
With Tim747CreakingHiker16/03/2014
Lovely little hill. One of 4 Humps visited on way North to Glen CoeGordonAdshead30/08/2012
Parked to south of trig and strolled up to the top in five minutes on a fine Monday morning. Bit of a contrast to the carnage to the north east on this day.chriswatson06/12/2010
Visited trig on way back.chrisbien27/03/2010
Space to park at junction to NE.agentmancuso16/03/2008
see log on TrigpointingUK.com. RHW07/10/2007
Parked on verge, to East, near High Newlands. Down road, part way along track, through gorse onto Hill. Trig, then Hillfort on true Top to S.W. With the F.C.The Captainblank
Lionel Bidwell30/09/2023
Susan Bidwell30/09/2023
Lindsay M17/07/2022
pattoland08/06/2022
Matt05/05/2022
Babybagger19/07/2021
AndyS25/02/2020
sarah mundell02/01/2020
Tom Mundell02/01/2020
PeterAH09/06/2019
Dave McG20/01/2019
Dave Geere09/12/2018
jimbloomer20/09/2018
cmac02/06/2018
tomandivy26/04/2018
bjewing04/03/2017
carole engel16/09/2016
cjo04/06/2016
mae03/06/2016
iaindbrown06/04/2015
softsquare03/02/2015
Alan Whatley23/10/2014
ajwxyzt22/02/2014
irobbo07/02/2014
chalky195313/07/2013
Kiltie20/06/2013
RobertP15/12/2012
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