Hill Head

Landscape Feature in Ayrshire

Scotland

Hill Head

Minor road near New Cumnock Credit: Steven Brown

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Hill Head Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 55.390153/-4.1515459 or Grid Reference NS6312. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Minor road near New Cumnock

Steven Brown

Roadworks in New Cumnock

Traffic is guided along a fairly long stretch of the A76 through the town in a convoy system. These road improvement works have been going on for over a year.

Walter Baxter

Afton Bridgend from The Spar stores

A76 looking east

John Firth

Leaving New Cumnock on A76

John Firth

Lay by on A76 between Blackwood and Poleshill

John Firth

Lay by on A76 by Burnton Bridge

John Firth

Approaching sharp bend near Polshill

John Firth

The Knipe View

Looking towards The Knipe from rough grazing on Burnt Hill, near New Cumnock.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Burnt Hill View

Looking towards New Cumnock from the slopes of Burnt Hill near the headwaters of the Elder Burn.

Mary and Angus Hogg

The Elder Burn

Looking down the Elder Burn from the lower slopes of Burnt Hill towards New Cumnock and Mansfield. Viewed on a bright mid-September afternoon.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Towards The Knipe

This farm track goes only a short distance to the edge of the improved land. The Knipe, also known as Hare Hill, is the site of a wind farm.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Nith Valley View

Viewed from a farm track on the south side of the Nith Valley near New Cumnock. This is good farmland, with a heavy emphasis on grassland.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Farmland View in the Nith Valley

Viewed from a field on the south side of the valley, this is a productive farmland area with a heavy emphasis on grass. The meandering Nith and the farms are in the next square.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Corsencon Hill View

Looking towards Corsencon Hill from farmland on the south side of the Nith Valley. Being such a prominent hill, Corsencon may have held a beacon site in days gone by. The nearby A76 trunk road is cut off from view by the lie of the land.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Nith Valley View

Looking across the Nith Valley from a field beside the A76 trunk road. The river meanders across a very wide valley that was shaped during the last Ice Age.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Towards Corsencon Hill

Looking across the Nith Valley towards Corsencon Hill from fields near the A76. This is a good agricultural area with a heavy emphasis on grassland and livestock.

Mary and Angus Hogg

Nith Valley View

In this view, most of the river is blocked from sight by the lie of the land. This is a good agricultural area with an emphasis on grassland and livestock.

Mary and Angus Hogg