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| Name: | Bengairn |
| Hill number: | 1790 |
| Height: | 391m / 1283ft |
| RHB Section: | 27C: The Glenkens to Annandale |
| County/UA: | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Catchment: | Dee (Kirkcudbright) |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NX 77061 54514 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop 2m NW of trig point |
| Drop: | 340m |
| Col: | 51.4m NX 7769 5904  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 84 (1:25k) 312 |
| Observations: | outcrop is 2cm higher than trig point flush bracket; large cairn 10m W at NX 77052 54515 is lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 181 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| highlandrock | 24/02/2024 | |
| geralddavison | 07/08/2023 | |
| A Peckish | 04/08/2023 | |
| beckybags | 04/08/2023 | |
| Matt | 02/07/2023 | |
| 2 of 4: After Bainloch Hill we drove to Screel CP which was closed so we parked further down the lane. Back to Screel CP and then up to the gate marked Cows with Calves. This led to a forest track ending in Troudale Gill. Then a F/B led onto a path to the top. With Karen. | ChrisR | 21/04/2023 |
| Parked at the entrance to the Foresthill track on the Bengairn Lodge minor road. Good track to Foresthill, continued to the end of the improved pasture, then occasional hints of a path up through the tussocks. Retraced steps. | Owen B | 10/04/2023 |
| Car park and forestry routes from Screel Hill closed due to windthrown trees. Annoyingly there are no alternative access details given for Bengairn. Parked at NX7907552340 then followed track signed for Bengairn to Foresthill. At NX7790354231 there is a path, initially very boggy that leads to the summit. | PeteF | 27/10/2022 |
| kanderson | 01/01/2022 | |
| DaveMcS | 24/12/2021 | |
| After storm Arwen, trees down all over. | RO-7023 | 05/12/2021 |
| ketzster | 11/10/2021 | |
| Afternoon bag after Criffel. From Screel car park. Over the top of Screel. If you're decending Screel's west ridge, look out for the path to Bengairn from above. It's about 100m further and near a tree stump at approx NX 777 552. Not easy to see. This leads to a gate at approx NX 77173 54950. | Jhimmy | 28/08/2021 |
| Clockwise circuit from Screel carpark Fairly dry under foot | conanharrod | 24/08/2021 |
| date approximate. From Auchencairn layby with dog. Back via Forest Hill very rough going but rewarding. Tricky fence at end with dog, stile for humans. | catlovesmaps | 01/08/2021 |
| Came over from Screel Hill and Mid Hill with Alfie. Trackless descent to gate and footbridge back into the forest. Gravel track down to locked gate into cow field, then track back to Screel car park. | Dangerous Dave | 06/06/2021 |
| With Lesley via Screel Hill | Nick Canute | 05/05/2021 |
| Followed footpath signs from Bengairn Lodge. Descended via Forest Hill at which point the clouds cleared. Hoorah! | jigglybones | 08/04/2021 |
| NickF | 17/03/2021 | |
| govanah | 06/11/2020 | |
| Parked in forestry car park just off the A711 (North of Screel Farm) - Waymarked path to Screel Hill (summit) - then rough track to Mid Hill (summit) then on to Bengairn (Marilyn summit and trig) - returned along tracks through the Glen of Screel Burn then Waymarked paths back to car park. | briandavies | 22/10/2020 |
| Adrian | 22/10/2020 | |
| weaselmaster | 04/09/2020 | |
| thenomad | 03/09/2020 | |
| dave g | 31/08/2020 | |
| m0untain_n0mad | 09/03/2020 | |
| Afternoon walk from Screel carpark to col. Squelchy tramp up Bengairn. Return over Screel. | vuirich | 10/01/2020 |
| MC by way of a small track from Mid Hill. Muddy track leading to the summit. | Martin66 | 26/12/2019 |
| The Fife Flyer | 06/12/2019 | |
| Clach Liath | 01/12/2019 | |
| duchally | 10/09/2019 | |
| Up the usual path to Screel Hill (very well built for much of its length) from the FC carpark, then over the narrow path through sedge, grass and heather to Mid Hill (nice and open now trees felled, but replacements growing quickly), then more boggy path to Bengairn. Returned eastwards down a worn route through the bracken until a footbridge over the Troudale Burn and gate onto a forest track leads back to the carpark. About 2hrs in total to walk. | summitter | 08/09/2019 |
| From Scree Hill car park up core path then down to west and across intriguing path to Bengairn. Returned to core path and followed to car. | SS | 23/06/2019 |
| Simon Winton | 13/04/2019 | |
| IainT | 07/10/2018 | |
| Following Cairnsmore of Fleet... evening short extra. Track to Foresthill then path and animal tracks to summit | N.Morters | 03/10/2018 |
| oldsteve | 22/09/2018 | |
| Room for a couple of cars at NX 79077 52335. Good fairly level track to egde of the field systems beyond the Foresthill ruins, then rough and steep to the top. Across to Mid Hill after. With Alec C. | jonglew | 22/03/2018 |
| Slightly rough going coming up here, but you are rewarded with the feeling that you've really come to somewhere very much worth visiting. | Alex C | 22/03/2018 |
| mntainman | 20/03/2018 | |
| Tricky | 05/02/2018 | |
| Dave Geere | 09/01/2018 | |
| A wonderful walk in the snow, blue skies and sunshine, and all bogs frozen. An easy route: from Bengairn house as per usual, follow the ATV track across the bogs after the last gate, then follow the track leftwards below the hill until it comes to a grinding halt at a deep stream way. Follow the edge of the stream way up on easy grass/snow, then follow the wide stream bed easily, up to a rocky outcrop on the right, where an animal track heads left and up to the top through the heather. Not very rough at all. | Gill | 08/12/2017 |
| Solo | HFB | 29/10/2017 |
| Isbjorn | 18/09/2017 | |
| With Screel Hill, tough terraine between the two and then back over Screel summit in lovely sunshine. | nickywood1 | 02/09/2017 |
| Screel Hill, Mid Hill & Bengairn from Screel Hill carpark. | agentmancuso | 26/08/2017 |
| Rambling Ray | 13/08/2017 | |
| 2/5. | PGCE | 08/07/2017 |
| Run up Screel and Bengairn | Eggletina | 20/05/2017 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 14/05/2017 |
| With Jack, Iain and Csaba. Worst weather I've encountered on the hill. | iangpark | 17/03/2017 |
| With AB after CB stag-do. Parked near Castlehill and approached via Over-linkins. The higher you get, the rougher it gets. No views due to thick mist. | raffemeister | 19/02/2017 |
| Parked at NX791523 (16:45) and took signed track past Forresthill ruin to its end. Then made directly for top, finally up steep gully to summit (17:55). Deep grass but not too hard; faint path from top corner of pasture. Dry on top; good views. Finish 18:55. | dbb | 29/09/2016 |
| From Foresthill track junction. Couldn't see where path went after Foresthill, so headed W, fighting through bracken, deep heather, and midges. Excellent views from summit. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/bengray-and-bengairn.html | Gayle | 04/09/2016 |
| From carpark to E - round of Bengairn and Screel Hill. | Chris Peart | 19/07/2016 |
| JFT_96 | 14/07/2016 | |
| tomandivy | 08/06/2016 | |
| Very wet underfoot | hillsman | 24/02/2016 |
| Parked by junction at NX79080 52327 – Good track to metal gate beyond Foresthill ruins – From metal gate an ATV track heads through the rough grassland to a prominent spur above a ruin at 776546 – Up spur & picked up an ATV track which headed up above the col & then up the north ridge to the summit. (S) | gerrybowes | 20/11/2015 |
| Parked at the 'walkers' sign at 791523. Beyond Foresthill the path generally disappears but head for the tongue between Bengairn and Screel and this brings you out above the col. Horrendously wet and hard going in places. Solo. | bolton | 10/08/2015 |
| Gallovidian | 12/07/2015 | |
| iainwalton | 02/05/2015 | |
| chrispine | 01/05/2015 | |
| Marked track / path starting from just before Bengairn House. A bit difficult to follow after last gate but no problem at this time of year with no bracken. Path goes up to col with Screel Hill and then turns left to summit. | chriswatson | 26/04/2015 |
| Parked at bottom of track near Bengairn House. After Foresthill path winds up to the summit. | Lionel Bidwell | 23/04/2015 |
| Susan Bidwell | 23/04/2015 | |
| Bruckner7 | 04/04/2015 | |
| parked near bengairn house good track to foresthill ruins then onto the top. | robertphillips | 07/02/2015 |
| Trigpoint | cjo | 02/02/2015 |
| Parked junction before Bengairn House. Dry, cold wind, sunny, deep snow, good views. | iangalbraith | 01/02/2015 |
| Track from Bengairn Ho | AndrewFinnimore | 23/10/2014 |
| Tony S | 08/10/2014 | |
| Lorna S | 08/10/2014 | |
| ger | 30/06/2014 | |
| peterstanding | 30/06/2014 | |
| carole engel | 02/06/2014 | |
| jimbloomer | 25/04/2014 | |
| Otis | Glenford | 25/01/2014 |
| otis.laws | 25/01/2014 | |
| Climbed Screel Hill and then walked across to Bengairn summit. Completed caches on both. Weather ok on hills but turned nasty on descent. Found multi cache. Climbed with Jack. | meltdiceburg | 30/10/2013 |
| via Screel hill then across the felled area of Mid Hill to the gate at approx. NX772549 | GmacT | 07/10/2013 |
| elizyanne | 07/10/2013 | |
| Johnny Corbett | 24/09/2013 | |
| cmac | 17/08/2013 | |
| richtea5040 | 14/08/2013 | |
| fortyniner | 08/07/2013 | |
| From north end of Screel Hill, forestry clearance tracks lead across Mid Hill to Bengairn. | neimcv | 20/06/2013 |
| tallscottishguy | 17/06/2013 | |
| from Bengairn loch. Delightful walk and delightful hill with excellent views of the Solway coast | Thearlaichdubh | 30/05/2013 |
| Solo ascent on a dreich, low cloud morning, from the junction of tarmac road to Bengairn House and track to Foresthill. Saw nothing for most of the hill. 1 1/2 hours round trip | alexmaclennan | 05/05/2013 |
| NormanW | 04/05/2013 | |
| Crumblie2 | 19/01/2013 | |
| Parked in small lay-by just N of Auchencairn on A711. Took lane west and then signed forest track above Bengairn House. Good path ended after ruins at Foresthill, then boggy faint tracks up NE flank of hill. Returned much the same way. With Andy and James T. | Man of Kernow1 | 18/11/2012 |
| Sprog | 18/11/2012 | |
| Up the track past Forsthill ruins then back down over Forest hill. | borderterrier | 09/06/2012 |
| Fellhugger | 04/04/2012 | |
| Alan Whatley | 02/11/2011 | |
| mae | 26/07/2011 | |
| Calico | 26/07/2011 | |
| Started from Kirkmirran (NX800547), up forestry tracks to 786542, then left through a kissing gate and into 6ft high bracken. Back through felled tree cuttings and over Screel Hill. Has anyone tried any better routes? | Topographer57 | 24/07/2011 |
| LizH | 18/06/2011 | |
| PeterAH | 18/06/2011 | |
| Parked nr Bengairn house - walked up past Foresthill buildings on good track, became path up onto shoulder of hill and top. return same way | nordicstar | 30/05/2011 |
| jenx | 30/05/2011 | |
| GPS shows top within 3m of trig | PeteN | 13/03/2011 |
| Started climbing screel and then climbed over midhill and onto Bengairn. Very steep and also difficult terrain due to forestry work. | biggaz777 | 27/02/2011 |
| Laurel | 12/02/2011 | |
| Rowan | 12/02/2011 | |
| AndyS | 27/12/2010 | |
| GaryJones | 01/10/2010 | |
| lordtonult | 11/04/2010 | |
| softsquare | 04/04/2010 | |
| Revisit. Grass and rock, fine coastal view, cold wind. Signposted track from SE | RHW | 14/03/2010 |
| Martyn1 | 09/02/2010 | |
| Glenysj21 | 09/02/2010 | |
| ARM | 22/08/2009 | |
| Jim.Fothergill | 29/05/2009 | |
| Martin R | 14/03/2009 | |
| From Castlehill to NW. Ground frozen hard. Trig and cairn at summit. | Aye Jimmy | 05/02/2009 |
| Tom Mundell | 01/02/2009 | |
| sarah mundell | 01/02/2009 | |
| Steve Q | 24/12/2008 | |
| Tony Rogers | 01/12/2008 | |
| tim747 | 28/11/2008 | |
| hughbagger | 04/05/2008 | |
| Andrew Simmons | 27/01/2008 | |
| solo | vegibagger | 10/06/2007 |
| alda | 10/06/2007 | |
| Lindsay M | 10/06/2007 | |
| Janet M | 10/06/2007 | |
| Climbed from layby on main road to S. Intermittent path wanders across hillside. Many big cairns. Fab view. | maknipe | 09/06/2007 |
| Jon F | 31/05/2007 | |
| PM | 25/05/2007 | |
| Fletch | 03/03/2007 | |
| ianwatson | 05/02/2007 | |
| Campbell Singer | 29/01/2007 | |
| interloper | 04/01/2007 | |
| BaggerGutt | 29/08/2006 | |
| ajwxyzt | 19/08/2006 | |
| iaindbrown | 23/06/2006 | |
| Operated ham radio from summit making 9 contacts. | G4OBK (Phil) | 27/05/2006 |
| With Phil (G4OBK) | judy55cat | 27/05/2006 |
| chrisbien | 06/05/2006 | |
| Emma and Simon | 01/10/2005 | |
| CXB | 02/09/2005 | |
| Halfdecent | 14/04/2005 | |
| Smudge | 01/03/2005 | |
| RichardM | 20/02/2005 | |
| Denise | 20/02/2005 | |
| danpquinn | 28/11/2004 | |
| GordonAdshead | 00/07/2004 | |
| RobertP | 28/03/2004 | |
| petesimpson | 20/03/2004 | |
| johnbarnard25 | 24/01/2004 | |
| bjewing | 24/08/2003 | |
| Used CP at Kirkmirran and took the very good path up to Screel Hill. From there we dropped using the good path until it headed back to the car park. Then struck off down a ride for about a mile. Once back on open hillside easy matter to reach the top | garyhoney | 06/07/2003 |
| From the car park at Kirkmirran we walked through forests and found the west edge - followed this up to a col and straight up boggy moorland to the top. Great day with plenty of midges. Got lost in the forest on descent - ended up on the A711 | ChinnockC | 25/05/2003 |
| Friendly sign from Bengairn House couldn't be complied with when bridleway fizzled out at Foresthill ruins. Made bee line to top. | Eddie | 09/02/2003 |
| bertbarnett123 | 23/09/2002 | |
| Colin Crawford | 12/08/2002 | |
| 3 kinnears | 16/05/2002 | |
| Parked on road to House. On track through forest and herd of black cattle blocking progress. Virgin snow from now on. 1/2 mile on the track to gate in outer stone wall with 2 electric wires. Very heavy going with 3' to 4' drifts in places. Horizon disappeared in white glare. Uphill over one bump after another to top at 12.45. Howling gale with snow. Wind break facing wind! No view - whiteout. 5m - 4 hrs. | arranc | 23/02/2002 |
| Alan | 13/02/2002 | |
| fasgadh | 08/02/2002 | |
| Kiltie | 04/12/2001 | |
| Sherlock | 28/01/2001 | |
| duncanandmorna | 01/01/2001 | |
| Large Cairn and Trig. Great views. With S. | The Captain | 03/12/2000 |
| Date is first visit. Notes from later...decent summit & view, pleasant ascent from SW. park @ 791523, follow tk to end then path intermittent to top | RHW | 12/11/1999 |
| chalky1953 | 09/04/1999 | |
| Minto | 23/05/1998 | |
| ChrisU | 09/05/1998 | |
| irobbo | 09/08/1997 | |
| Sunhat | 04/05/1993 | |
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