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26th Apr 2024  11:39  by pricklyangelduo

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A bit of a tussocky struggle up through the fallen trees but worth it for the views.

20th Apr 2023  14:55  by paulxtr

FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From the RSPB car park. Decent tracks almost all the way to the summit where a short section of tussocks and heather needs to be negotiated. OK view with the Isle Of Man visible to the S.

Craigmurchie ©paulxtr

23rd Dec 2022  14:51  by Katrinaandrea89

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

21st Aug 2022  16:56  by Robert Phillips

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st Aug 2021  14:37  by jonglew

Gridref: NX 39241 73572   FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From the RSPB car park at Cordorcan Bridge (NX 3812 7084). Good track through the reserve, then morphs into a logging road. Stayed with it until due E of the trig, then found old and overgrown harvester track leading up to near the wall (NX 3947 7356), rough ground from there. Pillar built without a FB; original centre cap retained, raised lettering. Good views, but nothing earth-shattering.

Pillar TP2526©jonglew
Spider TP2526©jonglew

8th Jan 2020  16:14  by Parkerjason

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Followed up cree woods to loch middle then up through trees

24th Mar 2018  15:35  by coinea

Gridref: NX 39247 73568   FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From RSPB car park. Would have been straight forward following mapped paths, but recent storm had brought down a lot of trees which had blocked path and therefore a somewhat awkward deviation to the route had to be devised.

Craigmurchie

24th Mar 2018  15:35  by Brisey

Gridref: NX 39251 73564   FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

The second pillar visited on the day with coinea. As she reports, many recently fallen trees blocked the track at NX39607257 requiring a diversion essentially following ruined walls around the east side of the blockage but this was not easy either. Having regained the track this was followed to NX39717257 where a rather ill-defined old track zig-zags up the hill and peters out below the summit.

TP2526
TP2526 top
A picture of me by coinea.

21st Jul 2015  18:26  by blackboot29

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

27th Sep 2013  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NX 39246 73569   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Beginning from car park to SW, delightful start to walk on grassy track thru' natural woodland. Just after Cordorcan, logging road swings in from west @ NX 394723 (not on map), so must be alternative (driveable?)access to forest. Leave forest track @ NX 397728 - forest been cleared for some time. Mostly easiest on NE side wall, especially by stream crossing and large intricate sheepfold. Tussocky summit

21st Sep 2010  12:26  by clochandighter

Gridref: NX 39248 73565   FB Number: NOFB  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 27th October 1954 costing £40.5s.0d. Possibly intended as a secondary triangulation station, marker NX56/11 was computed as tertiary triangulation station within the Kirkcudbright secondary block during 1958. Levelled for height value at pillar top also in 1958. Last maintained by the OS in June 1985. SITE VISIT: Used free car park for nature reserve at NX380708. Follow mapped forest track NE to NX397734. Firebreak NW & W to open hill obstructed by windthrow so easier to tree bast c100m south. Open heathery top. Pillar in good condition, built without flush bracket. Spider retains OS centre cap with raised large narrow letters. Open sight hole faces 123°SE. 360° panorama from top with long views SW. {Note: Ignore any private signs at Cordorcan in an apparent territorial attempt on a short section of track. No waymarked unobstructed diversion is offered}.

NoFB - Craigmurchie & GRP
NoFB - Craigmurchie pillar showing all four faces

30th Apr 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: No FB  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, metal cap, wide raised letters. Built without FB. Hill tucked away, but once reached, is nice enough: heather, rock & scattered conifers. Overshadowed by bigger hills but doubtless fine view coastwards on a less grey day.

Craigmurchie top cap ©peregrinus
Craigmurchie top ©peregrinus
Craigmurchie trig ©peregrinus
Craigmurchie trig ©peregrinus