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Name: | Scars of Milldown |
Hill number: | 7170 |
Height: | 602.9m / 1978ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1697 Lamachan Hill |
RHB Section: | 27B: Carrick and Galloway |
Donald area: | Galloway Hills |
County/UA: | Dumfries and Galloway |
Catchment: | Cree |
Class: | Simm, Donald Dewey, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,DDew,GT) |
Grid ref: | NX 44762 76880 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 31.3m |
Col: | 571.6m NX 4465 7696 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 77 (1:25k) 319 |
Observations: | outcrop 90m to SE is lower |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica Disto D510/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 159 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
anguscow | 05/03/2024 | |
weaselmaster | 01/01/2024 | |
Sick Kid | 01/01/2024 | |
Parked in Glen Trool at the Bruce's Stone car park. Followed forest tracks to approx NX449 787, then found a very useful ?deer track going through a gap in a wall, and following the wall into the coire on it's W side, all the way up to the col W of Curleywee. A few full burns to cross, and lots of very wet ground in places, but the track very helpful in otherwise very tussocky ground. Short distance from the col to the summit. | LizH | 21/11/2023 |
PeterAH | 21/11/2023 | |
neilsan | 28/08/2023 | |
Much pleasanter part of the day walking along the undulating ridge from Lamachan Hill to Curlywee. Trodden way makes for easier walking. | langskill | 28/07/2023 |
colazione | 02/04/2023 | |
See https://scotlandhills.net/graham-lamachan-hill-and-a-few-tops/ | hill walker | 03/03/2023 |
scoob | 26/02/2023 | |
Fi | 26/02/2023 | |
49pp | 13/09/2022 | |
MKInnes | 10/09/2022 | |
Took the tent to Castle Douglas for the weekend, parked at Auchinleck on Saturday 18th June. Headed westerly around forestry tracks before gaining Garlick Hill (trig has no reference plague) then north to Larg Hill, east across Lamachan Hill, Curlywee and Millfore (trig had no ref plague either). Then turned south to Drigmorn and back in car, 09:45hrs all in, dry all day, but a cold strong wind. 
 
Tried these hills in March but fallen trees blocked my ascent up a fire break, hence the circular route around Garlick Hill. | chillyman8 | 18/06/2022 |
Drove gravel forest road from Auchinleck to junction at NX 442758. Along forest road W, first firebreak R, then steady ascent onto SE ridge of Larg Hill, over the shoulder to Punch Well Brae (a superb vantage point with views to the coasts), then along the ridge to Larg Hill, Lamachan Hill, Scars of Milldown and a surprisingly straighforward ascent of impressive Curleywee, before visiting Brennan Hill and returning W along an old land rover track on the near side of a deer fence, which led back to the forest road. A memorable walk with grandstand views into the Awful Hand range. | Nick Down1 | 29/05/2022 |
Circuit of hills S of Loch Trool from Loch Trool car park. Followed track to c 1km W of Loch Dee, and took rough ground to reach bealach to W of Curleywee. Traversed to Bennan, back to bealach and then on to Scars of Milldown, Lamachan Hill, Larg Hill, Craignaw, then some contouring round Lamachan Hill to climb 	Mulldonoch. Descended NNW down to path on S side of Loch Trool (very steep in lower section) and E to join ascent route. Showers, some short spells with sunshine. | RobertP | 21/05/2022 |
From Lamachan and on to White Hill, contouring round below Curleywee on sheep/deer tracks. | sclater | 18/03/2022 |
Parked car at Bruce's Stone and walked to Shiel Burn which was completely overgrown with pine trees. Ended up taking a long diversion through difficult terrain to get back to the burn up near the Nick of Lochans and then Cambrick Hill to Nick of the Brushy and up to Larg Hill where I felt that my first bag of the day was well deserved. Lamachan Hill and Curleywee were much easier. Down to White Hill and back to Cycleway 7 which was also hard work due to the terrain. Walk back along the track in the dark. | tsharp | 11/01/2022 |
mntainman | 11/11/2021 | |
From Lamachan Hill and heading to Curleywee in mist and rain. With Degsy and Steve Smith. | bolton | 11/11/2021 |
Adapted route on https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/galloway/lamachan-hill.shtml with alterations to first section to avoid path overgrown with bracken by walking East along Southern Upland way until a new track was found, then when path up right side of Caldons Burn disappeared, branched right up Mulmein Burn initially using convenient track through clearfell, then to col between Lamachan Hill and Larg Hill, then dogleg out to Punch Well Brae. Note very rough on ascent/descent 8hrs for the round. | PeteF | 12/09/2021 |
Drove forest road, parked Black Laggan (NX 4683 7780). Track to White Laggan then up to White Hill -> Curleywee before here. On to Lamachan Hill -> Bennan Hill and return for a 10.6km round. | jonglew | 04/09/2021 |
Colin Crawford | 24/08/2021 | |
Trailmaister | 26/06/2021 | |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 18/06/2021 |
Robin56 | 02/05/2021 | |
Walk from Auchinleck: Black and White Bewees, Bennan Hill, Curleywee, Lamachan Hill, Mulldonach, Larg Hill and Garlick Hill. 16 hard miles on a fantastic day. | jigglybones | 14/04/2021 |
From Glen Trool. 26.77km, 1457m ascent, 8hrs | Huwel | 25/02/2021 |
Parked at Bruce's stone car park near Loch Trool, and gained the high ground by way of the waterfall being fed by the Sheil burn. First popping up Mulldonoch before contouring round Lamachan to the col with Larg hill, visiting the summit of Larg hill and then following the wall and a grassy track to Craignaw. Once I retraced my steps back to the col I continued up to Lamachan hill and then over the Scars of Milldown to reach Curleywee. Returning back to the car by descending White hill which was rough going to reach the Southern upland way. Just over Fourteen mile in Seven hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 11/10/2020 |
From Curleywee on way to Lamachan Hill with A. | PeterD | 01/09/2020 |
iblissss | 11/07/2020 | |
AndyS | 27/02/2020 | |
Parked at track junction (approx 441754) - Sunday morning so no forestry workers about. Went N along W side of deer fence: open fell reached easily. Curleywee, Bennanbrack, Lamachan and Larg Hill. | PGCE | 17/09/2019 |
Drove up track a couple of kilometres then out and up Bennan Hill, followed by Curlywee, Scars of Mildown, Bennanbrook, Lamachan Hill and Larg Hill then down to firebreak and relatively short walk to car. | SS | 06/07/2019 |
DukeNukem | 14/06/2019 | |
Tony S | 23/05/2019 | |
AlanD | 09/05/2019 | |
Beginning from Loch Trool I followed the forest track and the turned off and made my way up to the summit of Curleywee (674m). From there I dropped down to Bennan Hill and White Bennan Hill before then climbing back up to Bennanbrack and onto the highest point of the day at Lamachan (716m). I then dropped down to Mulldonanch and finished with a difficult descent through tussocks and felled forest to Loch Trool. Including a walk around the Loch at the end I clocked up about 15 miles on a dry sunny day. | meltdiceburg | 22/04/2019 |
iainwalton | 03/01/2019 | |
sarahk | 28/12/2018 | |
Great view of Curlywee from here. No cairn. | Play2End | 11/09/2018 |
Parking area at end of Loch Trool road (416804) & up Mulldonoch, Larg Hill & Lamachan Hill. From Lamachan Hill, a fine ridge walk on faint path alongside old metal fence posts. Continued to Curleywee. (S) | gerrybowes | 06/06/2018 |
Largs Hill, Lamachan, Bennanbrack, Curleywee, white hill. Included this summit as well | Longwojo | 06/06/2018 |
Ianto&Sue | 10/05/2018 | |
Simon Winton | 14/04/2018 | |
Colin Crawford | 25/03/2018 | |
Somewhat dominated by surrounding higher peaks but a definite summit nonetheless. Three outcrops of similar height but northern probably highest. On to Curlywee on a superb sunny day. | Denise | 24/03/2018 |
Slight detour from Bennan Hill to Curleywee. Minor summit on ridge. | RichardM | 24/03/2018 |
weaselmaster | 29/09/2017 | |
stevent0809 | 14/09/2017 |