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Name:Bow Middle Top
Hill number:1717
Height:610m / 2001ft
Parent (Ma):1689  Corserine
Parent (SMC):1701  Meaul
RHB Section:27B: Carrick and Galloway
Donald area:Galloway Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Kirkcudbright), Doon
Watershed:Mull of Galloway to St Abb's Head, Firth of Clyde
Class:Deleted Donald Top
(xDT)
Grid ref:NX 50706 92715
Summit feature:rock in grass
Drop:5m
Col:605m  NX506926  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 77
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From Green Well, loop of Knockower, Coran of Portmark, Bow, Meaul & Cairnsgarroch. All pretty good underfoot other than the climb from the mine up Knockower (couldn't find the trail).Tisteln27/02/2024
All Donalds & Donald Tops in the Rhinns of Kells from Forrest Lodge. 19.5 milesGary Heath20/07/2023
Limited parking just S of bridge (NX557943). Garryhorn, lead mines. The stile under the tree SW of the highest building leads into a purgatorial sea of toody blussock grass. An ATV track higher up may originate from the NE corner of this building. Left this ATV for Knockower and then the descent towards Black Craig was pathless purgatory until the wall was reached at about NX510428 (orienteering flag) then a thin path to the top. Returned to the wall and followed its E side, S, on a faint path continuing up the fence line to Corran of Portmark (no sign of the path through the bealach to Portmark). ATV tracks over Bow to Meaul. A faint rough path descends Meaul, E, to Cairnsgarroch and along its NE ridge until it fizzles out in boulders. Continued toward and around W flank of Craighit then N along a low ridge, mostly on mild veg, to the intact building at the mines where the river can be crossed at a bar.Isbjorn16/06/2022
Parking at Green Wells of Scotland (NX 5574 9442). Through Garryhorn with mapped track then atv track leading well up on to Cairnsgarroch then Meaul -> Bow SE Top and on to here. Coninued the ridge to Bow -> Coran of Portmark -> Knockower -> Black Craig -> Craigencolon -> Cullendoch Hill for a pleasant 20k walk.jonglew15/05/2021
From Green Well of Scotland.thekirkie pirate07/05/2021
To the old lead mines from GWoS then quick bags of Knockower and Black Craig before hitting the main ridge of Coran of Portmark, the Bows, Meaul, Carlin's Cairn, and Corserine. We then doubled-back to just shy of Meaul, contouring round to the Meaul-Cairnsgarroch beallach before heading up to the latter summit. Back to the camper van via Craighit and Garryhorn. A grand day out - 7.5hrs.summitter01/05/2021
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
From Green Well of Scotland. Knockower, Corran of Portmark, Bow, Meaul, Cairngarroch.Longwojo09/09/2020
Circular route from Carsphairn. Knockower, Black Craig, Coran of Portmark, Bow (+middle and SW tops), Meaul, Carlin's Cairn, return via Cairnsgarroch, descent E and a nasty entry to forestry to reach forest road, exit to climb Bardennoch Hill and path back to Carsphairn. Fine weather but lots of flies.RobertP08/08/2020
Round of 4 above Garryhorn from Carsphairn village: Coran of Portmark, Bow, Meaul and Cairnsgarroch.benalder28418/01/2020
Visited en route from Bow to Meaul. (S)gerrybowes19/06/2019
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
Climbed after Bow true top on a North to Mid-ridge Rhinns traverse, climbing Cullendoch, Craigencolon, Black Craig, Knockower, Coran of Portmark and Bow. Programmed these X Donald tops into my GPS otherwise they would be really unnoticeable! Onwards to the next one, the SW top...Dazingdale20/04/2019
From Great Well of Scotland along mine track past Garryhorn, then an anticlockwise circuit of Knockower, Black Craig, Corran of Portmark, Bow's three tops, Meaul and Cairnsgarroch. Rough going over the first two tops, then a glorious ridge walk looking over Loch Doon to the Awful Hand. I followed a pleasant grassy trod off the NE ridge of Cairnsgarroch, which led me to a man-eating tussock grass swamp at the foot of the ridge, and a tight-rope walk over a wooden weir pole to escape to the mine track.Nick Down130/03/2019
Got it.Play2End31/03/2018
Solo. Not a summit you would notice.Dangerous Dave08/08/2017
From the A713, including Corran of Portmark, Bow, Meaul and Cairnsgarroch. Warm, no wind.Roblex12/07/2017
With Carlin's cairnnickywood112/03/2017
Two-day backpack from Loch Doon: Coran of Portmark - Corserine - Backhill of Bush - Craignaw - Mullwharchar - Loch Enoch (camped near outflow) - Merrick - Shalloch on Minnoch - Forest Drivedavidpettit8403/05/2014
Overcast, dry, cool, light wind, good views.iangalbraith20/05/2012
KeithByTheC05/05/2012
Coran of Portmark, Bow, knockower, Black Craigborderterrier22/04/2012
Passed on way to true top. Insigniicant.derekblackburn12/06/2011
After Bow and before Bow SW.arranc27/04/2011
With Shaky on a sunny winter's day with snow cover down to A713. Started at Green Well Of Scotland along the road then track past Garryhorn & on to the old mines. The path from here was not visible under the snow so aimed directly at Coran of Portmark for a fine view. Wandered along to Bow & then with daylight running out & the mist comming down ploughed down through the snow back towards the mines & out to the car.NotReallyABagger28/12/2010
Solo HFB04/09/2010
Route to Carlins cairn.smocks and denims05/03/2010
Coran of Portmark, Bow & Tops, Meaul, Carlin's Cairn, Cairnsgarroch from Green Well.agentmancuso26/09/2003
Afternon round of Northern Rhinns of Kells on the way home.Eddie23/09/1994
With India.beorwulf07/05/1991
Fifth of fifteen done on the way from Lamloch to Mid GarraryAlan Moore28/05/1990
I organised a crossover walk with Dumfries GPs. Misty but we met and exchanged car keys midway on the Rhinns.alexmaclennan17/04/1988
Sick Kid07/01/2024
IMacd4509/06/2023
49pp28/02/2023
Fi19/11/2022
scoob19/11/2022
PM06/08/2022
stevent080916/07/2022
RobB26/03/2022
MKInnes20/03/2022
davezeking09/08/2021
Tricky03/07/2021
AlanD26/06/2021
Colin Crawford30/05/2021
MichaelF19/05/2021
colazione15/04/2021
Trailmaister29/02/2020
richtea504007/08/2019
Rambling Ray13/07/2019