Rhinns of Kells
The Rhinns of Kells are a range of hills in the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The most easterly of three parallel ridges, they are neighboured to the west by the Range of the Awful Hand and the Dungeon Hills. The eastern portion of the Minnigaff Hills range lies immediately southwest of the range. In total, these four ranges are part of the Galloway Forest Park. The ridge is located entirely within Dumfries and Galloway, with the base of the western flanks being a northwestern boundary of the county.
Although distant, the ridge is paralleled to the east by the
The Hills
The hills of the range are the second-highest of the Galloway Hills, with the highest hill, Corserine, reaching 814 m. The terrain is similar to that of the Range of the Awful Hand in that the walking is predominantly along flat grass with occasional boggy sections, however the drops to the west and east are high, steep and often craggy. The ridge south of Corserine, which is named the Rhinns of Kells on OS maps – ignoring the northern portion, is notably rougher.
From north to south (ignoring all satellite ridges other than Cairnsgarroch) the hills are:
Summit | Height (m) | Listing[4] |
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Cullendoch Hill | 343 | Tu,3[5] |
Craigencolon | 346 | Tu,3[6] |
Black Craig | 528 | Tu,5,DDew[7] |
Knockower | 511 | Tu,5,DDew[8] |
Coran of Portmark | 623 | Tu,Sim, D,GT,DN[9]
|
Bow | 613 | Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN[10] |
Cairnsgarroch | 659 | Hu,Tu,Sim,D,GT,DN,Y[11] |
Meaul | 695 | Tu,Sim, D,GT,DN[12]
|
Carlin's Cairn | 807 | Tu,Sim,D,sHu,CT,DN[13] |
Corserine | 814 | D,DN,Y[14]
|
Millfire | 716 | DT,sSim[15] |
Milldown | 738 | Tu,Sim, D,sHu,GT,DN[16]
|
Meikle Millyea | 748.64 | Hu,Tu,Sim, D,GT,DN,Y[17]
|
Little Millyea | 578 | Tu,5,DDew[18] |
Darrou | c. 470 | - |
Ecology
The range forms part of the Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells Biosphere Reserve, which incorporates a considerable portion of both ranges to the west and east, and is a
Etymology
'Rhinns' derives from the Old Irish rind, later Ulster Irish and Scottish Gaelic rinn, meaning 'promontory' or 'point'.[24] 'Kells' is a parish in the historic county of Stewartry of Kirkcudbright to the southeast of the range near New Galloway. Its name possibly derives from the Old Irish cell, later Irish and Scottish Gaelic cill, meaning 'church',[25] but may instead be in reference to its heightened elevation or, historically, wooded land.[26] Most of the hill names are of Scottish Gaelic or Scots origin, such as Meikle Millyea; (Scots: meikle - 'large') (Scottish Gaelic: meall liath - 'grey, round hill'), which translates fully to 'large, grey, round hill'.[27]
References
- ^ Turnbull R. (2019) Walking the Galloway Hills: 35 Wild Mountain Walks Including the Merrick. Cicerone: Kendal.
- ^ "Corserine and the Rhinns of Kells, Forrest Lodge". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ bustimes.org. "520 - Dalmellington - Castle Douglas â€" Houstons Minicoaches â€"". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Chris Crocker. "Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide". Hills-database.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Cullendoch Hill". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Craigencolon". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Black Craig". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Knockower". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Coran of Portmark [Corran of Portmark]". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Bow". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Cairnsgarroch". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Meaul". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Carlin's Cairn". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Corserine". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Millfire". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Milldown". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Meikle Millyea". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Little Millyea". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Merrick Kells". Eunis.eea.europa.eu. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ [[[Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells]] "Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells - Wikipedia"]. En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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- ^ "rinn - Wiktionary". En.wiktionary.org. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Blackie C (1887). A dictionary of place-names giving their derivations. Murray: London.
- ^ [[[Kells, Dumfries and Galloway]] "Kells, Dumfries and Galloway - Wikipedia"]. En.wikipedia.org. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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