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Carsphairn and Scaur Hills
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The Carsphairn and Scaur Hills are the western and eastern hills respectively of a hill range in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Ordnance Survey maps don't have a general name for the hill area as a whole. Also, Ordnance Survey use "Scar" rather than the local spelling of "Scaur" - the word is pronounced as "Scar" however. In their Landranger Series of maps, it requires four separate sheets to cover the area.
The Burns Cairn in Glen Afton. The inscription on the cairn says "Flow Gently Sweet Afton. Robert Burns 1759–1796. Erected by New Cumnock Burns Club (
The Burns Cairn in Glen Afton. The inscription on the cairn says "Flow Gently Sweet Afton. Robert Burns 1759–1796. Erected by New Cumnock Burns Club (500) to mark its golden jubilee 1973."
Scaur Glen from Cloud Hill near Polgown on the Southern Upland Way - looking south east with Weltrees Hill on the left then Glenwhargen Craig. Cairnki
Scaur Glen from Cloud Hill near Polgown on the Southern Upland Way - looking south east with Weltrees Hill on the left then Glenwhargen Craig. Cairnkinna is the dark silhouette beyond these on the skyline and Black Rig (catching the light) is in front of it. Peat Hill is the hill on the right of the picture. The post in the foreground is one of the SUW way markers
Looking south towards the River Nith at the point where it is joined by Afton Water just north of New Cumnock. The water entering from the bottom left
Looking south towards the River Nith at the point where it is joined by Afton Water just north of New Cumnock. The water entering from the bottom left of the picture is the River Nith and the water entering from the right is Afton Water. The hill in the background is Corsencon Hill (475 metres). Cumnock Castle stood on this site in the Middle Ages.
Looking east from Auchengibbert Hill with Tynron Doon in the right foreground with the valley of the River Nith (Nithsdale) beyond. The village of Pen
Looking east from Auchengibbert Hill with Tynron Doon in the right foreground with the valley of the River Nith (Nithsdale) beyond. The village of Penpont is in the near foreground with Thornhill in the middle distance and Queensberry Hill by the left edge of the picture. Wee Queensberry is the smaller hill to the right (south) of it).
Southern Uplands
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The Southern Uplands are the southernmost and least populous of mainland Scotland's three major geographic areas. The term is used both to describe the geographical region and to collectively denote the various ranges of hills and mountains within this region. An overwhelmingly rural and agricultural region, the Southern Uplands are partly forested and contain many areas of open moorland - the hill names in the area are congruent with these characteristics.
The hills around Durisdeer from the A702 road
The hills around Durisdeer from the A702 road
Grey Mare's Tail in the Moffat Hills from the Bodesbeck Ridge in the Ettrick Hills
Grey Mare's Tail in the Moffat Hills from the Bodesbeck Ridge in the Ettrick Hills
Source of the River Clyde where the Daer Water meets the Potrail Water
Source of the River Clyde where the Daer Water meets the Potrail Water
From Hart Fell looking west to the Devil's Beef Tub.
From Hart Fell looking west to the Devil's Beef Tub.