Corserine
Highest point
Elevation814 m (2,671 ft)[1]
Prominence488 m (1,601 ft)[2]
ListingMa,Hu,Tu,Sim, C, D,DN,Y[3]
Naming
English translationScots, Scottish Gaelic: Cross of the Promontory[4][5][6]
Geography
LocationDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parent rangeRhinns of Kells, Galloway Hills, Southern Uplands
OS gridNX 49784 87065
Topo mapOS Landranger 77

Corserine is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The highest point of the range and the second highest point in Galloway, the usual route of ascent is from the car park at Forrest Lodge to the east of the hill via Loch Harrow and North Gairy Top. Forest Lodge is a short drive from the village of St. John's Town of Dalry.

Climbing

Because of the nature of the rock no good rock climbing has been recorded on Corserine or elsewhere on the Rhinns. However, in winter after a good freeze there are a number of good ice climbs of up to 150 m on the slopes of Milldown just south of Corserine.[7]

References

  1. "Corserine".
  2. "Corserine".
  3. "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  4. "rinn - Wiktionary". En.wiktionary.org. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: Corse V".
  6. "Place-Names of the Galloway Glens".
  7. John Biggar. "Rhinns of Kells". Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.

55°09′17″N 4°21′32″W / 55.15472°N 4.35889°W / 55.15472; -4.35889


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