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Shalloch on Minnoch

Coordinates: 55°11′N 4°31′W / 55.183°N 4.517°W / 55.183; -4.517
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Shalloch on Minnoch
Highest point
Elevation774.2 m (2,540 ft)[1]
Prominence193.6[2]
ListingMa,Hu,Tu,Sim, C, D,DN,Y[3]
Naming
English translationScottish Gaelic: Hunting Hill of the Middle Burn[4][5][6]
Geography
Map
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Parent rangeRange of the Awful Hand, Galloway Hills, Southern Uplands
OS gridNX 40766 90561
Topo mapOS Landranger 77

Shalloch on Minnoch is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is frequently climbed from Stinchar bridge to the north, or as part of a full traverse of the range.[7]

Subsidiary SMC Summits

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Summit Height (m) Listing[8]
Caerloch Dhu [Shalloch on Minnoch North Top] 695.5 Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN[9]
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References

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  1. ^ "Mountain Search".
  2. ^ "Mountain Search".
  3. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  4. ^ https://www.electricscotland.com/books/placenames/scottishlandname00maxw.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Index of elements" (PDF). spns.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ CallieLamkin (1893). "The hereditary sheriffs of Galloway ; their "forebears" and friends, their courts and customs of their times, with notes of the early history, ecclesiastical legends, the baronage and place-names of the province : Agnew, Andrew, Sir, 8th bart., 1818-1892 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Mountain Search".
  8. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  9. ^ "Mountain Search".

55°11′N 4°31′W / 55.183°N 4.517°W / 55.183; -4.517