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- Iain Thompson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ian Paterson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Great HillMountain / peak · 886 yd
Auchencairn ForestCairnfield (prehistoric) · 1345 ydExplorer Tom Auchencairn Forest in Dumfries and Galloway is a prehistoric cairnfield hiding behind trees like it’s shy about its…
White HillMountain / peak · 1413 yd
Gilchristland CottagesBoundary Bank · 1511 ydExplorer Tom Gilchristland Cottages are just a boundary bank, so the most dramatic thing is when the mud gets a bit too wet. The…
AuchencairnCairn · 1541 ydExplorer Tom Auchencairn in Dumfries and Galloway is a cairn that would tell you its deepest secret after a few pints, which is that…
Auchencairn HeightCairn · 1731 ydExplorer Tom Auchencairn Height has a cairn that hears everything you whisper, including the fact that you’re slightly lost and…
Mid CairnCairn · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Mid Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway is so named because it refuses to be first or last, which is very on-brand for most…
CroalchapelChapel (possible) · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Croalchapel is out there with a period 'unknown', which really means nobody has bothered to ask nicely in centuries.…
Closeburn CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Closeburn Castle was nearly sold for a horse, which would have been a terrible trade. Now it’s just a medieval tower…
Closeburn MainsFarm Building(s) (18th Century), Farmhouse (18th Century) · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Closeburn Mains would walk into a job interview and say, 'Look, I’ve been doing this for two hundred years, can we skip…
Sowens KnoweMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
ParkAxe Hammer (sandstone) · 1.6 miExplorer Tom A sandstone axe hammer in Park where a priest lost a bet about who could lift it higher. He lost badly and now avoids…
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