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Craigbuie Hill

Hill, Mountain in Dumfriesshire

Scotland

Craigbuie Hill

Dalzean
Dalzean Credit: Walter Baxter

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Craigbuie Hill Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 55.28666/-3.9692935 or Grid Reference NS7500. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Dalzean
Dalzean
Peat Craig and Glenmanna Burn
Peat Craig and Glenmanna Burn
Glenmanna Burn On the righthand bank of the burn (middle foreground) is a circular sheepfank. Peat Craig is on the right and the slope of Greenside on the left.
Glenmanna Burn
On the righthand bank of the burn (middle foreground) is a circular sheepfank. Peat Craig is on the right and the slope of Greenside on the left.
Chanlock Burn, waterfall
Chanlock Burn, waterfall
Chanlockhead This ruined cottage is now even more derelict - needs rescuing! Chanlock burn to the left.
Chanlockhead
This ruined cottage is now even more derelict - needs rescuing! Chanlock burn to the left.
Sheil Cleuch Ruined sheep fank, and restored burn. Fenced off the remnant woodland in the Sheil Cleuch has regenerated, with the added bonus of cover for game birds.
Sheil Cleuch
Ruined sheep fank, and restored burn. Fenced off the remnant woodland in the Sheil Cleuch has regenerated, with the added bonus of cover for game birds.
Craigdasher Woodland of ash, rowan, and hazel on a scree slope. There was a lot of birdsong coming from this fragment of the forest that once covered these hills. Numerous willow warblers, chaffinches, wheatears, a cuckoo and yellowhammer amongst the cast.
Craigdasher
Woodland of ash, rowan, and hazel on a scree slope. There was a lot of birdsong coming from this fragment of the forest that once covered these hills. Numerous willow warblers, chaffinches, wheatears, a cuckoo and yellowhammer amongst the cast.
Fank, Braxhole Rush Entrance to one of the many circular sheep fanks along the Chanlock Water.
Fank, Braxhole Rush
Entrance to one of the many circular sheep fanks along the Chanlock Water.
Chanlockhead Ruined farm, abandoned before the electrification of the Scar Water.
Chanlockhead
Ruined farm, abandoned before the electrification of the Scar Water.
Chanlockhead The ruin of what was a substantial house.
Chanlockhead
The ruin of what was a substantial house.
Chanlockhead Dormer window now unsupported by the roof. While local stone is used for the walls, most houses in the hills of Dumfriesshire bought in sandstone for more specialist parts of the building. Must have been hard work getting the blocks up here.
Chanlockhead
Dormer window now unsupported by the roof. While local stone is used for the walls, most houses in the hills of Dumfriesshire bought in sandstone for more specialist parts of the building. Must have been hard work getting the blocks up here.
Sheep on Craigbuie Hill Most of the Chanlock sheep were down in the glen, but there were some further up the hill.
Sheep on Craigbuie Hill
Most of the Chanlock sheep were down in the glen, but there were some further up the hill.
Greenside Aptly named hill above the Dalzean Burn. The Scar Water fanks have a couple of walls added to the usual circular arrangement.
Greenside
Aptly named hill above the Dalzean Burn. The Scar Water fanks have a couple of walls added to the usual circular arrangement.
Blackcraig Hill Small peat hags near the summit of Blackcraig Hill. The peatlands on Blackcraig are not deeply dissected, and there are few hags, despite the gentle contours.
Blackcraig Hill
Small peat hags near the summit of Blackcraig Hill. The peatlands on Blackcraig are not deeply dissected, and there are few hags, despite the gentle contours.
Fingland Shoulder Rolling grassland on peat. Still used for sheep farming. Many of the hills here are now under trees, so this is almost an unusual scene.
Fingland Shoulder
Rolling grassland on peat. Still used for sheep farming. Many of the hills here are now under trees, so this is almost an unusual scene.
Black Craig Broken crag on the north side of the Chanlock Water. Very distinctive sheep fank, one of a pair, below.
Black Craig
Broken crag on the north side of the Chanlock Water. Very distinctive sheep fank, one of a pair, below.
Scaur Law The ridge running southeast from Ox Hill is owned by the Forestry Commission on the Shinnel side. The Chanlock side of the hill is still a sheep farm.
Scaur Law
The ridge running southeast from Ox Hill is owned by the Forestry Commission on the Shinnel side. The Chanlock side of the hill is still a sheep farm.
Chanlock Burn A steep section of the Chanlock burn, as it passes through and area of harder rocks beneath Blackcraig Hill.
Chanlock Burn
A steep section of the Chanlock burn, as it passes through and area of harder rocks beneath Blackcraig Hill.
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Craigbuie Hill is located at Grid Ref: NS7500 (Lat: 55.28666, Lng: -3.9692935)

Unitary Authority: Dumfries and Galloway

Police Authority: Dumfries and Galloway

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///crackled.bleaching.disposal. Near Sanquhar, Dumfries & Galloway

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