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| Name: | Caerloch Dhu [Shalloch on Minnoch North Top] |
| Hill number: | 1706 |
| Height: | 659.5m / 2164ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1692 Shalloch on Minnoch |
| Parent (SMC): | 1692 Shalloch on Minnoch |
| RHB Section: | 27B: Carrick and Galloway |
| Donald area: | Galloway Hills |
| County/UA: | South Ayrshire |
| Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Cree, Girvan |
| Watershed: | Mull of Galloway to St Abb's Head, Firth of Clyde |
| Class: | Simm, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN) |
| Grid ref: | NX 40038 92008 |
| Summit feature: | rock by small cairn |
| Drop: | 30.6m |
| Col: | 628.9m NX 4024 9136  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 77 (1:25k) 318 |
| Observations: | rock by small cairn 8m W at NX 40031 92005 is just lower |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 268 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| anguscow | 26/03/2024 | |
| Along the forestry road from the Kirriereoch CP choosing to take a route alongside the Pillow Burn when reaching its bridge ... bad move, very wet in places. The crossing of Cross Burn was also rather tricky following a day of rainfall. Once over, the climb to Carnirock Stone and the Kirriereoch summits was far more pleasant. Then northwards to the Tarfessock tops, a minor path most of the way. Similar path to Shalloch on Minnoch and its Trig, and ATV routes up most of the way to its North Top. Just animal trods to the heathery Shalloch, then NW to the unclassified road and a long road walk back to the start. 6hrs total. | summitter | 13/12/2023 |
| Sick Kid | 04/11/2023 | |
| weaselmaster | 04/11/2023 | |
| Parked at Stinchar Bridge. Obvious but very wet path up the ridge. | daviemore | 16/10/2023 |
| Chris Mac | 08/10/2023 | |
| TommyG | 07/10/2023 | |
| From Stroan Bridge for a round of Benyellary, Merrick, Kirriereoch Hill, Tarfessock South Top, Tarfessock, Shalloch on Minnoch and Caerloch Dhu. | rhalstead | 27/08/2023 |
| Matt | 22/06/2023 | |
| Ben Rinnes | 21/06/2023 | |
| Fi | 27/02/2023 | |
| scoob | 27/02/2023 | |
| From good roadside parking to N (NX 3806 9371). Shalloch first then up to here. Continued on to all the tops to Tarfessock S Top, then return. | jonglew | 13/12/2022 |
| Trailmaister | 24/09/2022 | |
| Steve Clark | 16/09/2022 | |
| stevent0809 | 20/07/2022 | |
| Left Kevin Woods car at the Bruce's Stone car park in Glen Trool, I drove around to the high point on the road north of Caerloch Dhu. We headed south across the heather and bog to gain Caerloch Dhu, from where the paths 'started', the continued south over Shalloch on Minnoch, Trafessock, Trafessock South Top, then the steep climb up to Kirriereoch Hill. This were I turned west descending down to catch a track to Kirriereoch Loch, where I met Kevin. He'd headed south over to the Merrick and Benyellary then down into Glentrool for his car. 06:50hrs all in, hazy in the distant but dry with a light breeze. | chillyman8 | 16/07/2022 |
| govanah | 12/07/2022 | |
| First of six tops from Stinchar Bridge car park to the north. A extended Donald outing over Caerloch Ddu, Shalloch on Minnoch, Tarfessock and its south top before returning to Shalloch on Minnoch, from here I returned to the carpark via Craigmasheenie, Shiel hill and Cornish hill. Eleven mile taking Seven hours with 3340ft of ascent. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 10/07/2022 |
| Am Bodach | 02/07/2022 | |
| Crawford Lindsay | 22/06/2022 | |
| wintergreen | 22/06/2022 | |
| scott duncan | 21/06/2022 | |
| geoffreycurnock | 27/05/2022 | |
| Circuit from c0.5m S of Stinchar Bridge. Took rough path to Caerloch Dhu [Shalloch on Minnoch North Top], continued to Craigmasheenie and Shiel Hill. Descended W to N end of Cornish Loch, crossed outflow and took path back almost all the way top the start. Some rain and poor visibility, but some clearance over the lower tops. | RobertP | 21/05/2022 |
| On the way to / from Shalloch on Minnoch. | Owen B | 16/04/2022 |
| MKInnes | 03/04/2022 | |
| Views included Ailsa Craig. Descent from Shalloch on Minoch was the trickiest part of this out and back. The remaining snow had already melted by the return. I was followed on the return by another walker with a dog who posed on the Shalloch trig point - did he visit the true summit. Also met a runner twice on this out and back - shorts, top, long socks, running shoes, but no pack! | langskill | 02/04/2022 |
| Tonester | 30/03/2022 | |
| From the north with Janice. Cool and windy, lovely sunny sky. | Play2End | 18/03/2022 |
| Delyoung | 25/01/2022 | |
| Circuit from Kirriereoch farm. | thekirkie pirate | 21/01/2022 |
| Capt Malbec | 20/11/2021 | |
| Simon Winton | 25/10/2021 | |
| ArnoB | 14/09/2021 | |
| davezeking | 13/09/2021 | |
| Rockdoctor | 28/08/2021 | |
| yorkielad | 29/06/2021 | |
| Last top on a south north traverse from Benyellary. Very thankful for the clear path out to Stinchar Bridge, where I had a bike waiting | Colin Crawford | 28/06/2021 |
| Robin56 | 06/05/2021 | |
| Caerloch dhu to Tarfessock south top and back in 10 cm of fresh snow. | AndyS | 04/05/2021 |
| Stinchar Bridge to Pedens Hut path then rough to ridge where picked up path to Shiell Hill. Easier to Craigmasheenie than expected (excellent hill) then over to pick up Donald Top and down Caerloch Dhu on good path to road and car park. | SS | 02/05/2021 |
| Stavanger Toestub | 30/04/2021 | |
| ThickIce | 05/03/2021 | |
| Merrick Ridge from Carrick Forest to Glen Trool 31km/ 1660m ascent, 10hrs 10min | Huwel | 26/02/2021 |
| SunnyAdventures | 26/02/2021 | |
| Using the path from south of Stinchar Bridge. Wet in places but easy walking. With B and R. | jenx | 18/10/2020 |
| jfwilson | 11/10/2020 | |
| From Stinchar side. Boggy path, difficult steam crossing and some foul weather. | ColB | 09/10/2020 |
| From South of Stinchar Bridge took the faint track from the passing place for the traverse of ridge to Glen Trool, That took us over Caerloch Dhu, Shalloch on Minnoch, Tarfessock, it’s south top, Kirriereoch Hill, Merrick and Benyellary. with A &C. Initial low cloud lifted but two very heavy spells of rain, with good views in between. | PeterD | 04/09/2020 |