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Name:Millfire
Hill number:1698
Height:716m / 2349ft
Parent (Ma):1689  Corserine
Parent (SMC):1695  Milldown
RHB Section:27B: Carrick and Galloway
Donald area:Galloway Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Dee (Kirkcudbright)
Class:Subsimm
(DT,sSim)
Grid ref:NX 50828 84789
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:24m
Col:692m  NX508843  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 77
(1:25k) 318
Observations:cairn 40m to NNW is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 297 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
Solo anti-clockwise loop from Forest Lodge car park. 6am start to try and avoid the worst of the heat. Fairly straight forward walk through the forest and easy ascent up to Hennessey's Shelter - reached Corserine summit just before 2h elapsed time. Headed across to Millfire, and then on up to Milldown (50mins after leaving the corbett summit). Hit the summit of Meikle Millyea at 9:15am, took some more photos and had a wee break before heading down. The descent and walk out took around 1h 10min. Sunny skies and a light breeze on the tops - total time was around 4h 28mins.mproudfoot14/08/2022
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
Now rough walk down to forest track. Forest track to Bothy then across on rough ground to and upto saddle of Craignaw and CraignairnyAdventurers513/08/2021
Solo ascent of Corserine and then continued over Millfire, Milldown, Meikle Millyea. The car park was surprisingly empty (4 cars incl. me). I was passed by a walker from E Lothian on way up Corserine - he returned the same way. I met a runner/walker who was doing a big round of the local hills.langskill31/05/2021
From parking area to SE (NX 5582 8265). Took a line up over roughish ground to Meikle Lump, bypassed Meikle Millyea trig and took ridge to Milldown then continued on to here.jonglew02/05/2021
Rhinnns of Kells N-S traverse from Green Well of Scotland to Forrest lodge.AndyS02/05/2021
with ABRO-702321/10/2020
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, Carlin’s Cairn with A&CPeterD30/08/2020
From Forrest Lodge over Coserine and then ridge to Meikle Millyea. Estate have imporved signage and connecting paths to open hill ground since I was last here.benalder28422/03/2020
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
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
Glenlee to Meikle Millyea Trig pillar then down on a trod beside the wall to Milldown and onwards to Millfire. Lovely views and glad to have included this..Dazingdale21/04/2019
Parked in the car park at the end of the track to Burnhead. Followed good forest tracks to exit the forest at 534838. Obvious path up onto Meikle Lump, eventually following the wall towards Meikle Millyea. Rough, boggy ground descending towards the beallach, then better walking to Milldown and Millfire. Cut across between the lochans and Meikle Lump on the way back, to avoid re-ascent. Lovely day and good views.LizH19/04/2019
Forrest Estate Car Park at 553862 & up Corserine. From Corserine, picked up an ATV track which drops down to the col & continues up to the summit cairn. Continued to Milldown & Meikle Millyea. (S)gerrybowes26/02/2019
Along the Rhinns ridge and backN.Morters04/10/2018
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
Leaving Corserine's TP at 12:25, dropping S to 630m col, following atv track and observing large stones near col, possibly shelter during crossing of ridge many years previously, summit of M was reached and first phase lunch was taken. Weather continued fine. Returned to atv track to go to Milldown. The first visit to M was on a solo walk from Ralph Forlow's memorial on 18/08/2015, in order to include this Donald Top, which had been missed earlier that year because of my incomplete knowledge of Ds and D/Ts at that time.jacobus23/05/2018
from Forrest Lodge emerging to N side of Folk Burn and onto Polmaddy Gairy (WH route). Sunny and very warm with hazy views. Solo, met 1 other walker. Followed ridge from Corserine to Meikle Millyea (SW top). Stunning views from latter into Loch Dee. Rough descent over Meikle Lump to forest. 6 hrs. Great paths for this part of the world. A classic day.niallp07/05/2018
With Tony J & Alex C in cold,weather.Adrian25/03/2018
Corserine round using Walkhighlands route from Forest Lodge CPCrib Goch10/08/2017
Very dry, warm. Round included Corserine, Carlin's cairn, Millfire, Milldown and Meikle Millyea from Forrest Lodge car park.Roblex10/05/2017
A quickie before the Donald.Play2End03/05/2017
Weather Clag.MountainMac21/10/2016
Bagged after Corserine.Jhimmy31/07/2016
Drove in to 501 826 C/W round of millfire, milldown, and little millyea.robertphillips22/05/2016
on my Corserine to Meikle Millyea ridge walkspwheeler12/05/2016
2 of 5: From Corserine. With Tim.ChrisR12/10/2015
Solo; P at Forest Lodge, walked past Burnhead, then R and later L to pass Loch Minnoch and onward forking R twice to reach Memorial for Ralph Furlow, herds boy. Over bridge and stile and turned Gairy well to R and rather steeply gained N ridge and then S to arrive at two cairns, that on R is marginally higher. Lunched and fixed specs screw on summit; returned by walking further back on ridge to find a grassy and not-too-steep descent slope and over stile and bridge, past Memorial and retraced outward route. Weather was sunny but surprisingly cold on ridge with blowy N wind.seumas18/08/2015
With Corserinenickywood112/07/2015
SMMC meet to Galloway, with Mary Stewart, Nic Bullivant and John Rooney.clashcityrocker24/06/2015
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
Veryhappybunny14/03/2015
selfdavidsbatty28/07/2014
See Corserine.dickscroop09/06/2014
On a three day backpack circuit from Glen Troolalistairpooler20/04/2014
With Ian Soulsby, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave19/07/2013
High cloud, part sun, cold wind, good views.iangalbraith23/02/2013
CK SheilaS01/01/2012
1st hill of day. Parked at Forest Lodge and followed roads past Loch Dungeon to cross burn and fence and head up over tussocks.derekblackburn25/06/2011
with Markgrimjimm14/05/2011
Solo HFB04/09/2010
Great views of the Hills of Loch Dee Hills and the awful hand.borderterrier30/05/2010
Big day out from Forrest Lodge car park. Carlin's Cairn - Corserine - Millfire - Milldown & Meikle Millyea. Look out for the newts in the Lochans of Auchniebut!David Gradwell30/05/2010