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Name:Cleuchhead Hill
Hill number:13224
Height:375m / 1230ft
Parent (Ma):1781  Cairnkinna Hill
RHB Section:27C: The Glenkens to Annandale
Donald area:Carsphairn Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Nith
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:NS 81778 01785
Summit feature:no feature: ground by track
Drop:62m
Col:313m  NS810037  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 78
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 10 users)ByDate of Ascent
Track to Woodend onto Merkland hill > Dunduff > Beaconside hill > Cleuchhead hill. Nice round of four.Andrew Simmons15/10/2023
There is a track from Cleuchhead Hill to Breconside Hill which gives easy walking. Extensive tree planting on both hills - trees approx 18 inches at present. In a few years there will be no views!cmac09/04/2022
From Glenwhargen: Whiteside -> Welltrees Tappin (for the trig pillar) -> Shiel Hill -> Heathery Hill -> Black Rig -> Cairnkinna Hill -> Dunduff -> Breconside Hill -> Cleuchead Hill -> Merkland Hill. Adrian's car waiting for us at the road by Woodend. Pleasant 19.6k round of 9 tumps.jonglew28/11/2020
Adrian28/11/2020
cleuchhead hill and breconside hill from parking at entrance to goukthorn plantation, along track and up through field to join the eastern track in cleuchhead plantation which ends just before the wall and open ground.robertphillips26/07/2019
Track from near Holehouse to 325m then overgrown old track to wall at 365m. There is a wooden section about 30m W. Over Cleuchhead Hill and onto Breconside Hill and back.chrisbien16/05/2018
Dave Geere27/11/2017
Up through plantation, over summit, on to Breconside HillColin Crawford28/08/2017
Round of druidhill burn TUMPS, grassy summit. Descent through plantation.cjo31/01/2016
Steve Q20/12/2015