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Name:Caldron Hill
Hill number:7167
Height:332m / 1089ft
Parent (Ma):1685  Blaeloch Hill
RHB Section:27A: Ayr to the River Clyde
County/UA:North Ayrshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Irvine & Garnock
Class:Tump (300-399m), Subhump
(Tu,3,sHu)
Grid ref:NS 22950 51210
Summit feature:no feature: ground just NNE of cairn
Drop:91m
Col:241m  NS230516  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 63
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 26 users)ByDate of Ascent
A four hill figure of eight walk from passing-place/layby north of Knockendon. Some pleasant walking and some tough going if the occasional 4WD tracks not found.lordtonult27/01/2023
From parking at C.G. Back up road, then across to stepped green path up to large stone on Hillside. Faint sheep tracks through heather to summit, then across to large Cairn. Met Glasgow Uni rocketeers searching for rocket fired 8 days previously. Across to Little Caldron, and steep heathery descent to join track back to car. Crosbie Hills, Marsh and burn. With the F.C.The Captain04/09/2021
From near Knockendon, across grazed fields then through heather to Caldron Hill, along an old 4WD track to Glenton Hill then Gill Hill, before descending alongside a stone wall back to the road.summitter05/05/2019
Tussocky heathery trauchle from cattle grid to N which has bonus rivet BM. Frigid breezy frosty start to a sunny day. Then to Cowal ferryRHW13/04/2019
Rough moorland traverse from Kaim hill. Particularly slow going down at col, but rewarded with excellent views to W. Down minor road to Ayrshire coastal path and back to Fairlie station to complete 3.5 hour circuit.Thearlaichdubh24/07/2017
caldron hill, glenton hill, gill hill from parking at CG near HP on minor road.robertphillips17/02/2017
3rd hill of 6 today on a route from West Kilbride to Largs climbing Gill hill, Glenton hill. I used a Track of sorts provided to shooting booths and then headed over to Little Caldron hill which had Its own cairn and then another push over to the summit area. Cairn, partially collapsed is on Sw end of summit area whereas the highest point is grassy area to NE about 20m away.Dazingdale20/09/2016
P cattle grid track along fence - across Caldron Bog - round back of LC then across E of summit then down and up to CH. Track down N ridge then hard going to car.chrisbien21/07/2014
After Kaim Hill. Descent to south.campagvelocet10/11/2010
From col to NNE, pretty rough going, nice summit.agentmancuso08/08/2010
stevent080906/03/2022
bjewing20/02/2022
colazione17/12/2021
Alan Whatley30/05/2021
PeteR201731/01/2021
cmac30/05/2020
weaselmaster15/05/2020
Sick Kid15/05/2020
49pp21/09/2019
chalky195304/03/2017
Feed30/08/2015
Colin Crawford16/04/2015
irobbo18/11/2014
ajwxyzt17/07/2014
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