Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Lochcraig Head
Height: 801m / 2627ft • Prominence: 108m / 354ft • Summit : small cairn • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Looking south from Lochcraig Head to White Coomb.
17-May-22 • We travel the Spaceways • flickr
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Loch Skeen, near Moffat, Scotland
Two weeks hiking in Scotland. On our way back south, we squeezed in the last hike of the holiday (14). Just a little north east of Moffat you'll find Grey Mare's Tail waterfalls and the hills of White Coomb, Firthhope Rig and Donald's Cleuch Head.
11-Sep-21 • Miche & Jon Rousell • flickr
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Mid Craig above Loch Skeen, near Moffat, Scotland
Two weeks hiking in Scotland. On our way back south, we squeezed in the last hike of the holiday (14). Just a little north east of Moffat you'll find Grey Mare's Tail waterfalls and the hills of White Coomb, Firthhope Rig and Donald's Cleuch Head.
11-Sep-21 • Miche & Jon Rousell • flickr
scotland moffat scottishborders greymarestail waterfall whitecoomb firthhoperig donaldscleuchhead clouds grey loch lochskeen moffatwater river midcraig 51669811594
Loch Skeen
Having walked past the wild goats that live on the slopes near the Grey Mares Tail waterfall and having searched the skies for the resident Peregrine falcons we walked round Loch Skeen to find the stream and lochside literally "teaming" with Scotlands rarest freshwater fish - the vendace. The fish were introduced to the loch in the 1990s using stock from Cumbria. At that point the only stable population was in Derwent Water and more than 100 lochs were assessed before Loch Skeen was selected. The vendace has only ever been known at four sites - Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water in the Lake District and the Castle and Mill Lochs in Lochmaben.
13-May-19 • couscousdelux • flickr
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Loch Skene from Mid Craig
29-Apr-18 • Christo Watson • flickr
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OS Map
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Photos
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Looking south from Lochcraig Head to White Coomb.
17-May-22 • We travel the Spaceways • flickr
52089239008
Loch Skeen, near Moffat, Scotland
Two weeks hiking in Scotland. On our way back south, we squeezed in the last hike of the holiday (14). Just a little north east of Moffat you'll find Grey Mare's Tail waterfalls and the hills of White Coomb, Firthhope Rig and Donald's Cleuch Head.
11-Sep-21 • Miche & Jon Rousell • flickr
scotland moffat scottishborders greymarestail waterfall whitecoomb firthhoperig donaldscleuchhead clouds grey loch lochskeen moffatwater river midcraig 51668327592
Mid Craig above Loch Skeen, near Moffat, Scotland
Two weeks hiking in Scotland. On our way back south, we squeezed in the last hike of the holiday (14). Just a little north east of Moffat you'll find Grey Mare's Tail waterfalls and the hills of White Coomb, Firthhope Rig and Donald's Cleuch Head.
11-Sep-21 • Miche & Jon Rousell • flickr
scotland moffat scottishborders greymarestail waterfall whitecoomb firthhoperig donaldscleuchhead clouds grey loch lochskeen moffatwater river midcraig 51669811594
Loch Skeen
Having walked past the wild goats that live on the slopes near the Grey Mares Tail waterfall and having searched the skies for the resident Peregrine falcons we walked round Loch Skeen to find the stream and lochside literally "teaming" with Scotlands rarest freshwater fish - the vendace. The fish were introduced to the loch in the 1990s using stock from Cumbria. At that point the only stable population was in Derwent Water and more than 100 lochs were assessed before Loch Skeen was selected. The vendace has only ever been known at four sites - Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water in the Lake District and the Castle and Mill Lochs in Lochmaben.
13-May-19 • couscousdelux • flickr
couscousdelux scotland borders lochskeen 47066966454
Loch Skene from Mid Craig
29-Apr-18 • Christo Watson • flickr
hill walking walk hiking scotland moffat midcraig dumfries 27043548747
Lochcraig Head
A stormy (and increasingly wet!) day in the Southern Uplands. Loch Skeen is tucked down below the hill, out of shot, on the right.
21-May-17 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Howl at the moon
07-Feb-15 • Camillo Berenos • flickr
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A sea of clouds
07-Feb-15 • Camillo Berenos • flickr
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Videos
So eventually I managed to do a hike/recce up to White Coomb , I parked at the Grey Mare's Tail car park £3 a day, and went up ...
A walk in the Moffat Hills in Southern Scotland. The walk starts from the parking area at the Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall and heads ...
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It's easy to see how Grey Mare's Tail got its name as you gaze at the tall, thin line of white frothing water. The waterfall, one of the ...
Video series about climbing the major mountains of the Scottish Highlands, England and Wales. Videó sorozat a Skót Felföld, ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.