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Name:Carlin's Cairn
Hill number:1690
Height:807m / 2648ft
Parent (Ma):1689  Corserine
RHB Section:27B: Carrick and Galloway
Donald area:Galloway Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Kirkcudbright), Doon
Watershed:Mull of Galloway to St Abb's Head, Firth of Clyde
Class:Simm, Donald, Subhump, Corbett Top
(Tu,Sim,D,sHu,CT,DN)
Grid ref:NX 49698 88362
Summit feature:huge cairn
Drop:99m
Col:708m  NX497877  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 77
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 273 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
All Donalds & Donald Tops in the Rhinns of Kells from Forrest Lodge. 19.5 milesGary Heath20/07/2023
Rhinns of Kells from Forrest LodgeHuwel26/08/2022
Parked at Forest Lodge, with Kevin Woods. Headed up Professor Heilberg Road, then once out of the trees onto Meikle Millyea,north to Milldown, Millfire and up to Corseine (which only has a trig and small cairn on top). From here we decided to include Carlins Cairn, then contour around the NE slope of Corserine to then cross the NE shoulder and drop back into the forest to trundling along Robert Watson and Bridgit Natvig Roads. 7hrs all in breezy at times along the tops, but good views in every direction and my first glimpse into the Galloway Forest proper.chillyman815/07/2022
From Forrest Lodge for a round of Carlin's Cairn, Corserine, Millfire, Milldown, Meikle Millyea and Little Millyea.rhalstead18/04/2022
 yorkielad25/08/2021
Final hill of pleasant ridge walk from Coran of Portmark. Good view point.MichaelF19/05/2021
Rhinnns of Kells N-S traverse from Green Well of Scotland to Forrest lodge.AndyS02/05/2021
To the old lead mines from GWoS then quick bags of Knockower and Black Craig before hitting the main ridge of Coran of Portmark, the Bows, Meaul, Carlin's Cairn, and Corserine. We then doubled-back to just shy of Meaul, contouring round to the Meaul-Cairnsgarroch beallach before heading up to the latter summit. Back to the camper van via Craighit and Garryhorn. A grand day out - 7.5hrs.summitter01/05/2021
From Burnhead carpark, Bennan Hill and Corserine first then across to here. Dropped down Castlemaddy Gairy to pick up Torrs on the return for a 19k round.jonglew21/04/2021
From Green Well. Knockower, then full ridge to Meikle Millyea, including Cairnsgarroch. A super ridge walk. Sunny and very clear so great views. Descent to Clenrie was pretty rough. With B and R.jenx26/09/2020
A circuit of the southern Rhinns of Kells from Forrest Lodge: Corserine, Carlin's Cairn, Corserine again, Millfire. Milldown, Meikle Millyea true summit and summit adjacent to trig, ending with a few minor slips on the wet grass and heather of the Meikle Lump descent. The views towards the Awful Hand range and the largely unspoiled adjacent hills and lochs make this a really outstanding walk.Nick Down119/09/2020
From Forest Lodge. Corserine, Carlin's cairn, Corserine again, Nillfire, Milldown, Meikle millyea. Down over Meikle lump. Awful 3 foot high grass on descent. Both boots got a soaking.Longwojo06/09/2020
From Forest Lodge via Corserine with A&C. Some great views.PeterD30/08/2020
Circular route from Carsphairn. Knockower, Black Craig, Coran of Portmark, Bow (+middle and SW tops), Meaul, Carlin's Cairn, return via Cairnsgarroch, descent E and a nasty entry to forestry to reach forest road, exit to climb Bardennoch Hill and path back to Carsphairn. Fine weather but lots of flies.RobertP08/08/2020
Round of 5 above Garryhorn: Coran of Portmark, Bow, Meaul, Carlin's Cairn, Cairnsgarroch.PGCE16/11/2019
A notable occasion, with several of us completing Donald rounds - myself, John, Richard, Peter and Liz. And thanks to Alan and Marion for tagging along.Colin Crawford01/09/2019
Great fun to join in with the Donald completions gang. Well done everyone.Crumblie201/09/2019
From Forrest Lodge car park, past Fore Bush and up by the Folk Burn on a good track bridging the river. Good path after the forest if wet in places. Great to be able to complete my Donald round along with others who were also completing rounds - Peter, John, Richard and Colin. Thanks to Marion and Alan for helping us all celebrate.LizH01/09/2019
Completed my Donald round. A great day, with great company. It was absolutely great!!PeterAH01/09/2019
From Forrest Lodge parking, E along forest roads and tracks to forest edge then up Polmaddy Gairy, contouring round to Carlin's Cairn, then S back to Corserine and on to Millfire, Mill down and Meikle Millyea, descending NE to forest and along roads back to Forrest Lodge parkingkdbennett10/07/2019
The 4th of 5 Donalds on anticlockwise circuit of the hills above Garryhorn, starting with Coran of Portmark & finishing on Cairnsgarroch. From Meaul, ATV track heads down to the left of the 3 lochans in col & then climbs steadily up to summit cairn. Headed back over Meaul & then E. to Cairnsgarroch. (S)gerrybowes19/06/2019
fa, solo, rain and mist only clearing on the last top, 37km, 10hrs, from green well of scotland to ken bridge by new galloway, via garryhorn and all the tops from coran of postmark, bow and tops, meaul, carlins cairn, corserine, milkier, milldown, meikle millyea, west top, back to meikle, meikle lump, track through forestry to larger then minor roads, SUW, etc to new galloway and ken bridgerum doodle 05/06/2019
9th and penultimate hill of 10 today on a North to Mid-ridge Rhinns traverse, climbing Cullendoch, Craigencolon, Black Craig, Knockower, Coran of Portmark, Bow and its x Donald tops, Cairnsgarroch and Meaul with straightforward steady climb, reaching the Cairn where I spied my first people of the day on Corserine. I found a red camera case (empty) with plasters in it and removed it before continuing to my final top, the mighty Corserine...Dazingdale20/04/2019
Damp miizzle... circuit highpoint from GarryhornN.Morters06/08/2018
From Forrest Lodge by tracks and excellent path to Corserine then out and back to Carlin's Cairn. Steady walk mainly on atv tracks over Millfire and Milldown to Meikle Millyea. Followed wall down but took path before turn (one interesting bit) down to new track at forest edge and back to car park.SS05/08/2018
From green well of scotlandcjo02/06/2018
Continuation of walk over Corserine by dropping down N and up to huge summit cairn of CC. Reversed direction to return to C's trig pillar. Brilliant sunshine by this point, pleasantly cooled by light S winds. The first visit to CC was on a solo outing on 13/05/2015, aproaching from and later returning to Meaul. Third visit was on KHWC walk 02/04/2022 was a repeat of second, again in great weather.jacobus23/05/2018
Round of 4 Donalds anticlockwise from Garryhorn (see coran of Portmark for details)AndrewFinnimore10/04/2018
A long walk from Meaul but worth it! Walked back, traversing under Meaul and up to Cairnsgarroch.Dangerous Dave08/08/2017
Very dry, warm. Round included Corserine, Carlin's cairn, Millfire, Milldown and Meikle Millyea from Forrest Lodge car park.Roblex10/05/2017
Afternoon walk with George W. Windy, sunny, a bit hazy and bone dry. Perfect walking conditions. 1st Donald of the day.Play2End03/05/2017
Views at last on this Misty ridge walk.nickywood112/03/2017
Circuit from Green Well of Scotland.Grinner26/11/2016
Weather clag to East.MountainMac21/10/2016
Daltallochan, Coran, Carlin'sFlatfield07/09/2016
Continuation of walk from Meaul. Continued on ATV track south to bealach and up north ridge to summit. Continued to Corserine. Solo.Man of Kernow103/06/2016
From Green Well. Herd of 50 wild goats on top, watching me eat my sandwiches.ngthack15/10/2015
From Meaul on atv/ridge to large cairn: lunched then donned rain jacket as cloud brought in light rain. Reversed route back to Meaul.trienbrae13/05/2015
Parked at Forrest Lodge walked up by McAdams Burn climbing Meikle Lump bagging Meikle Millyea, Milldown, Millfire, Corserine and Carlins Cairn returning to Corserine and down to the forest via the main path by Folk Burn. Great walk in this forgotten corner of Scotland.DanTrig22/04/2015
SoloVin20/04/2015
round of 5 new donalds.robertphillips17/07/2014
See Corserine.dickscroop09/06/2014
Two-day backpack from Loch Doon: Coran of Portmark - Corserine - Backhill of Bush - Craignaw - Mullwharchar - Loch Enoch (camped near outflow) - Merrick - Shalloch on Minnoch - Forest Drivedavidpettit8403/05/2014
On a three day backpack circuit from Glen Troolalistairpooler19/04/2014
selfdavidsbatty20/02/2013
Overcast, cool, light wind and good views.iangalbraith20/05/2012
KeithByTheC05/05/2012
CK SheilaS01/01/2012
2nd hill of day. Dropped N along ridge from Corserine to climb up to top.derekblackburn12/06/2011
From Meaul. Downhill on vehicle tracks by 2 or 3 lochans, then gentle trudge for over a mile to the massive cairn 12.55. Back to the col and 2/3rds way up Meaul to the right over easy ground to broken wall and fence down to a col and final hill of the day - Cairnsgarroch. 14.45.arranc27/04/2011