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Name:Prickeny Hill
Hill number:7254
Height:512m / 1680ft
Parent (Ma):1744  Windy Standard
RHB Section:27C: The Glenkens to Annandale
Donald area:Carsphairn Hills
County/UA:East Ayrshire
Catchment:Dee (Kirkcudbright), Catchment Boundaries, Nith
Watershed:Solway Firth
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey
(Tu,5,DDew)
Grid ref:NS 54397 05460
Summit feature:mast
Drop:44m
Col:468m  NS540053  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 70 77
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 21 users)ByDate of Ascent
Tracks lead almost to the top now.Tisteln17/08/2023
From access road SW side sub station. Security not happy. Meikle Hill, Windy Standard and Benbrack first. Then dropped down due E to a fenceline and followed that through the trees, crossing a new WF road ~100m before the fence furns due S and I carried on along a break up to here to complete the Nith and Dee catchments. On the return took a convoluted route following soggy fire breaks and forest streams to regain the WF road ~450m S of the big quarry (NS 5284 0682) and then keeping to E side of sub station to meet B741 ~500m NE of the car thus avoiding walking past the security man.jonglew16/01/2022
2nd of 6 hills today, before the long drive back to Nottingham. I took the hire car to then end of a forest track marked as a disused quarry, then along the rougher ride continuing but then veering off to access the open end of the hill, investigated the Grid ref for the summit given and the 510m contour to the North. Southern summit is higher but no obvious signs of the mast. I then headed Sw on a forest ride then West before heading for Wee Benbrack's summit...Dazingdale22/04/2019
After Meikle hill, following forest roads to end E of summit, then 500 m up through trees and tussocks. Looked at both hp's but southerly one is higher. Mast hasn't regrown. On to Wee Benbrack.Thearlaichdubh09/04/2019
Large parking area by entrance to forest tracks/substation at 517081 - Forest track to burn & firebreak at 548055 - NW up side of burn & at top of firebreak SSW along another firebreak for about 300m to summit. Summit now marked with a patch of loose stones, the only evidence of former mast. Continued to Benbrack & Windy Standard. (S)gerrybowes12/12/2018
From sub station (security were very friendly) taking forest track to quarry to east of Prickeny Hill. Easy fb to summit. Tougher down to another fb where it eased then up other side over tussocks to Benbrack. Struggled to new scar but then picked up vague path to Windy Standard. Returned by Benbrack Burn to forest track and out.SS30/03/2018
From electrical substation along track towards source of the Nith then up through trees. Severe wind chill and occasional snow showers. Mast at summit has departed although some evidence exists, eg, metal fiiting and patches of gravel near anchor pointscjo17/03/2018
From access track to NW (NS 517081). Quarrying and logging in operation. Security guard he let me pass after explaining it was not safecarole engel13/09/2016
From WS, trod back to fence below WB summit followed this down fire break and straight up opposite break to top.Anton04/06/2016
windy standard, wee benbrack, prickeny hill, enoch hill ACW from 517081 B741.robertphillips19/04/2016
From Enoch Hill, came up from SSE via firebreaks chocked with stormfell; an assault course, basically. Recommend approach from E as per Chris B.agentmancuso21/07/2015
From minor road by Water of Deugh at NS 54986 00527. Over Campbells Hill, Windy Standard, Enoch Hill, Strandlud Hill and Craignane.Alan Moore18/04/2014
P 517081. Track to 548054 then straight up through the trees.chrisbien25/11/2012
dull tussocky summit; OK view. FC lock; from 547054, follow breaks NW then SW RHW21/04/2003
Dave Geere24/03/2018
Martin R07/04/2017
chalky195309/09/2015
mae30/07/2015
irobbo15/04/2014
Colin Crawford29/04/2013
Fletch30/12/2007