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| Name: | Carruchan Hill |
| Hill number: | 13736 |
| Height: | 76m / 249ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1788 Bennan |
| RHB Section: | 27C: The Glenkens to Annandale |
| County/UA: | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Catchment: | Nith |
| Class: | Tump (0-99m) (Tu,0) |
| Grid ref: | NX 95935 73296 |
| Summit feature: | ground below large oak |
| Drop: | 44m |
| Col: | 32m NX945743  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 84 (1:25k) 313 321 |
| Observations: | numerous scattered small boulders in vicinity |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 18 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked at entrance for Carruchan Farm. Followed green track until reaching a gate where the fence is followed to the right to the trig pillar. Summit is amongst the few trees and boulders. Returned the same way. 15 mins probably altogether | Wayne Mac | 03/05/2023 |
| Parked to the west by gas service compound. Short walk over stubble field over fence to HP and trig | Andrew Simmons | 26/01/2023 |
| 1 of 5 on 28 mile bike ride starting at the car park on broom road in Dumfries. Found the trig after riding up what appeared to be someone’s drive. The guy saw me and was pleasant enough to point me int he right direction for the trig | The-Z-Man | 01/08/2021 |
| Tucked car into end of a passing place at NX 9561 7332. 80m NW along the road to green lane, then followed the field bdy. HP ~25m SE trig pillar. | jonglew | 22/10/2020 |
| Through the stubble field SW of the summit. This route avoids the nearby houses and also allows for a car to be parked off-road (so long as you are quick as it blocks a gate). | summitter | 04/09/2019 |
| With Iain. Best view of Dumfries I have had so far - only paralleled by Criffel. Ascended via. Covenanter's Cave - beware of the spiders! Joined farm to W when leaving; owner didn't seem too pleased. | iangpark | 12/03/2019 |
| HP is c 25 p from trig at a large rock by oak tree.Trig is by fence/ beech hedge. Convenient parking in layby by gas sub station on road nearby. | Denise | 23/03/2018 |
| Good parking in lane to W beside gas main service compound. Following N boundary of field reaches stile into summit field. Trig pillar not at high point. Good views of Dumfries. | RichardM | 23/03/2018 |
| minor road through fields and 1 fence. | robertphillips | 11/12/2017 |
| P opposite to track to CF. Spoke to shepherd on the way to the top. | chrisbien | 23/05/2017 |
| Short hop through fields. High point about 10m south of trig | Colin Crawford | 21/02/2017 |
| RHW | 23/09/2006 | |
| Walked up along track to the left of trig, then over field. Gate open and no livestock at present | Katrina89 | blank |
| Adrian | 20/03/2019 | |
| Dave Geere | 25/01/2017 | |
| GordonAdshead | 02/06/2016 | |
| carole engel | 06/06/2014 | |
| cjo | 19/08/2013 |