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Rhinns of Kells
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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 hills of the range are the second highest of the Galloway Hills with the highest summit, [[Corserine]], reaching 814m. The ridge is located entirely within [[Dumfries and Galloway]], with the base of the western flanks being a western boundary of the county.
Although distant, the ridge is paralleled to the east by the [[A713 road]]. This road provides access to the majority of the starting points for walking the ridge. Most commonly, these are Garryhorn Farm (the turnoff a few hundred metres north of [[Carsphairn]]) and Forrest Estate (accessed much further south a few kilometres north of [[St. John's Town of Dalry]]). Unclassified roads, one of which follows the [[Southern Upland Way]], and two others near [[Clatteringshaws Loch]] can be utilised, but are much less common due to the difficult terrain when ascending or descending from the south. <ref>Turnbull R. (2019) Walking the Galloway Hills: 35 Wild Mountain Walks Including the Merrick. Cicerone: Kendal.</ref> Due to the linear nature of the ridge, a full traverse will normally require two modes of transport at either end if to be walked in a day. Shorter, circular rounds from Forrest Lodge taking in the southern section of the ridge are, as a result, more popular. <ref>https://ift.tt/3eDHBEJ> A bus service by Houston's Minicoaches runs from [[Dalmellington]] to [[Castle Douglas]] via Carsphairn and St. John's Town of Dalry multiple times a day. <ref>https://ift.tt/3aqMcqs>
===The Hills===
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The hills of the range are the second highest of the Galloway Hills with the highest hill, Corserine, reaching 814m. 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 [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] maps - ignoring the northern portion, is notably rougher.
From north to south (ignoring all satellite ridges other than [[Cairnsgarroch]]) the hills are:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Summit !! Height (m) !! Listing <ref>https://ift.tt/2yxtj8g>
|-
| Cullendoch Hill || 343 || Tu,3<ref>https://ift.tt/2RWCrdr> ||
|-
| Craigencolon || 346 || Tu,3<ref>https://ift.tt/2Ko747b> ||
|-
| Black Craig || 528 || Tu,5,DDew<ref>https://ift.tt/2RZPGtQ> ||
|-
| Knockower || 511 || Tu,5,DDew<ref>https://ift.tt/2XW25Ts> ||
|-
| [[Coran of Portmark]] || 623 || Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/34Jllos> ||
|-
| Bow || 613 || Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/2Vr1QOn> ||
|-
| [[Cairnsgarroch]] || 659 || Hu,Tu,Sim,D,GT,DN,Y<ref>https://ift.tt/34T05g5> ||
|-
| [[Meaul]] || 695 || Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/3amVrb7> ||
|-
| [[Carlin's Cairn]] || 807 || Tu,Sim,D,sHu,CT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/3eFxq2E> ||
|-
| [[Corserine]] || 814 || [[Marilyn (hill)|Ma]],Hu,Tu,Sim,[[Corbett (hill)|C]],[[Donald (hill)|D]],DN,Y<ref>https://ift.tt/2VpcNA4> ||
|-
| Millfire || 716 || DT,sSim<ref>https://ift.tt/3cBE3AX> ||
|-
| [[Milldown]] || 738 || Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],sHu,GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/351o8tm> ||
|-
| [[Meikle Millyea]] || 748.64 || Hu,Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],GT,DN,Y<ref>https://ift.tt/2XTik3q> ||
|-
| Little Millyea || 578 || Tu,5,DDew<ref>https://ift.tt/2RYoLOT> ||
|-
| Darrou || ''c.'' 470 || - ||
|-
|}
===Ecology===
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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 [[Natura 2000]] site. <ref>https://ift.tt/2VJ7tGD> The area is very popular with invertebrates and swarms of [[Odonata]], [[Syrphidae]] and [[Lepidoptera]] during summer are common. <ref>https://ift.tt/2RWbMNQ> The main lochs attributed to the range are Loch Dungeon, Loch Minnoch and Loch Harrow, all on the east side and in close proximity. Loch Dungeon was known to historically contain [[Arctic Charr]] which died out due to acidification; [[Brown trout]] populations, however, survived and the water quality has improved. <ref>https://ift.tt/2XVhmUw> There are currently ten [[Osprey]] pairs known to nest in [[Dumfries and Galloway]]; these lochs are a known feeding ground. <ref>https://ift.tt/3asv1VA>
===Etymology===
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The name of the range itself derives from the [[Old Irish]] ''rind'', later [[Ulster Irish]] and [[Scottish Gaelic]] ''rinn'', meaning 'promontory' or 'point'. <ref>https://ift.tt/34ViQzB> [[Kells, Dumfries and Galloway|Kells]] is a parish of the historic county, the [[Kirkcudbrightshire|Stewartry of Kirkcudbright]] which possibly derives from the Old Irish ''cell'', later Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''cill'', meaning 'church', <ref>Blackie C (1887). A dictionary of place-names giving their derivations. Murray: London.</ref> but may instead be in reference to its heightened elevation or, historically, wooded land. <ref>https://ift.tt/2Kk1fHU> Most of the hills names are of Scottish Gaelic or [[Scots language|Scots]] origin, such as Meikle (Scots: ''large'') Millyea (Scottish Gaelic: grey, round hill - ''meall liath''), which translates fully to 'large, grey, round hill'. <ref>https://ift.tt/2zkzJb6>
===References===
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[[Category: Mountains and hills of the Southern Uplands]]
[[Category: Mountains and hills of Dumfries and Galloway]]
[[Category: Mountains and hills of East Ayrshire]]
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 hills of the range are the second highest of the Galloway Hills with the highest summit, [[Corserine]], reaching 814m. The ridge is located entirely within [[Dumfries and Galloway]], with the base of the western flanks being a western boundary of the county.
Although distant, the ridge is paralleled to the east by the [[A713 road]]. This road provides access to the majority of the starting points for walking the ridge. Most commonly, these are Garryhorn Farm (the turnoff a few hundred metres north of [[Carsphairn]]) and Forrest Estate (accessed much further south a few kilometres north of [[St. John's Town of Dalry]]). Unclassified roads, one of which follows the [[Southern Upland Way]], and two others near [[Clatteringshaws Loch]] can be utilised, but are much less common due to the difficult terrain when ascending or descending from the south. <ref>Turnbull R. (2019) Walking the Galloway Hills: 35 Wild Mountain Walks Including the Merrick. Cicerone: Kendal.</ref> Due to the linear nature of the ridge, a full traverse will normally require two modes of transport at either end if to be walked in a day. Shorter, circular rounds from Forrest Lodge taking in the southern section of the ridge are, as a result, more popular. <ref>https://ift.tt/3eDHBEJ> A bus service by Houston's Minicoaches runs from [[Dalmellington]] to [[Castle Douglas]] via Carsphairn and St. John's Town of Dalry multiple times a day. <ref>https://ift.tt/3aqMcqs>
===The Hills===
------------------------------------
The hills of the range are the second highest of the Galloway Hills with the highest hill, Corserine, reaching 814m. 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 [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] maps - ignoring the northern portion, is notably rougher.
From north to south (ignoring all satellite ridges other than [[Cairnsgarroch]]) the hills are:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Summit !! Height (m) !! Listing <ref>https://ift.tt/2yxtj8g>
|-
| Cullendoch Hill || 343 || Tu,3<ref>https://ift.tt/2RWCrdr> ||
|-
| Craigencolon || 346 || Tu,3<ref>https://ift.tt/2Ko747b> ||
|-
| Black Craig || 528 || Tu,5,DDew<ref>https://ift.tt/2RZPGtQ> ||
|-
| Knockower || 511 || Tu,5,DDew<ref>https://ift.tt/2XW25Ts> ||
|-
| [[Coran of Portmark]] || 623 || Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/34Jllos> ||
|-
| Bow || 613 || Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/2Vr1QOn> ||
|-
| [[Cairnsgarroch]] || 659 || Hu,Tu,Sim,D,GT,DN,Y<ref>https://ift.tt/34T05g5> ||
|-
| [[Meaul]] || 695 || Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/3amVrb7> ||
|-
| [[Carlin's Cairn]] || 807 || Tu,Sim,D,sHu,CT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/3eFxq2E> ||
|-
| [[Corserine]] || 814 || [[Marilyn (hill)|Ma]],Hu,Tu,Sim,[[Corbett (hill)|C]],[[Donald (hill)|D]],DN,Y<ref>https://ift.tt/2VpcNA4> ||
|-
| Millfire || 716 || DT,sSim<ref>https://ift.tt/3cBE3AX> ||
|-
| [[Milldown]] || 738 || Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],sHu,GT,DN<ref>https://ift.tt/351o8tm> ||
|-
| [[Meikle Millyea]] || 748.64 || Hu,Tu,Sim,[[Donald (hill)|D]],GT,DN,Y<ref>https://ift.tt/2XTik3q> ||
|-
| Little Millyea || 578 || Tu,5,DDew<ref>https://ift.tt/2RYoLOT> ||
|-
| 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 [[Natura 2000]] site. <ref>https://ift.tt/2VJ7tGD> The area is very popular with invertebrates and swarms of [[Odonata]], [[Syrphidae]] and [[Lepidoptera]] during summer are common. <ref>https://ift.tt/2RWbMNQ> The main lochs attributed to the range are Loch Dungeon, Loch Minnoch and Loch Harrow, all on the east side and in close proximity. Loch Dungeon was known to historically contain [[Arctic Charr]] which died out due to acidification; [[Brown trout]] populations, however, survived and the water quality has improved. <ref>https://ift.tt/2XVhmUw> There are currently ten [[Osprey]] pairs known to nest in [[Dumfries and Galloway]]; these lochs are a known feeding ground. <ref>https://ift.tt/3asv1VA>
===Etymology===
--------------------------------
The name of the range itself derives from the [[Old Irish]] ''rind'', later [[Ulster Irish]] and [[Scottish Gaelic]] ''rinn'', meaning 'promontory' or 'point'. <ref>https://ift.tt/34ViQzB> [[Kells, Dumfries and Galloway|Kells]] is a parish of the historic county, the [[Kirkcudbrightshire|Stewartry of Kirkcudbright]] which possibly derives from the Old Irish ''cell'', later Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''cill'', meaning 'church', <ref>Blackie C (1887). A dictionary of place-names giving their derivations. Murray: London.</ref> but may instead be in reference to its heightened elevation or, historically, wooded land. <ref>https://ift.tt/2Kk1fHU> Most of the hills names are of Scottish Gaelic or [[Scots language|Scots]] origin, such as Meikle (Scots: ''large'') Millyea (Scottish Gaelic: grey, round hill - ''meall liath''), which translates fully to 'large, grey, round hill'. <ref>https://ift.tt/2zkzJb6>
===References===
--------------------------------
[[Category: Mountains and hills of the Southern Uplands]]
[[Category: Mountains and hills of Dumfries and Galloway]]
[[Category: Mountains and hills of East Ayrshire]]
April 22, 2020 at 04:06AM
