Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Fox Cairn

P1 Richarkarie bridge & lime kiln
P1 Richarkarie bridge & lime kiln

The disused bridge and old lime kiln by the A939 above Gairnshiel.

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P3 Shenval
P3 Shenval

By the roadside this old ruin was once an occupied house.

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P5 Shenval lime kiln
P5 Shenval lime kiln

The old lime kiln associated with the former farm by the side of the A939.

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P11 Moss & lichens Moine Buidhe
P11 Moss & lichens Moine Buidhe

Up on the moors the Moine Buidhe, or yellow moss, has many colourful lichens and mosses on a high plateau.

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P14 Moine Buidhe ice pool
P14 Moine Buidhe ice pool

Wet pools on the moss still have ice in late April.

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P16 Morven from Carn a Bhacain
P16 Morven from Carn a Bhacain

The view east to Morven with a touch of snow still visible.

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P1 Richarkarie bridge & lime kiln
P1 Richarkarie bridge & lime kiln

The disused bridge and old lime kiln by the A939 above Gairnshiel.

28-Apr-17 • Grahamtravels flickr

33606917664

P3 Shenval
P3 Shenval

By the roadside this old ruin was once an occupied house.

28-Apr-17 • Grahamtravels flickr

33606902404

P5 Shenval lime kiln
P5 Shenval lime kiln

The old lime kiln associated with the former farm by the side of the A939.

28-Apr-17 • Grahamtravels flickr

33639153003

P11 Moss & lichens Moine Buidhe
P11 Moss & lichens Moine Buidhe

Up on the moors the Moine Buidhe, or yellow moss, has many colourful lichens and mosses on a high plateau.

28-Apr-17 • Grahamtravels flickr

33639146243

P14 Moine Buidhe ice pool
P14 Moine Buidhe ice pool

Wet pools on the moss still have ice in late April.

28-Apr-17 • Grahamtravels flickr

34318525801

P16 Morven from Carn a Bhacain
P16 Morven from Carn a Bhacain

The view east to Morven with a touch of snow still visible.

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P18 Strathdon hills
P18 Strathdon hills

The view north to the hills of Strathdon, above the cultivated glen.

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P21 Common lizard on Comack Hill
P21 Common lizard on Comack Hill

Crossing the moss, a lizard making the most of the April sunshine.

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P23 Stone shelter Comack Hill
P23 Stone shelter Comack Hill

West of Carn a Bhacain this small shelter sits on the plateau of Comack Hill, overlooking Glen Gairn.

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P24 Snow filled shelter Comack Hill
P24 Snow filled shelter Comack Hill

In late April its interior is still choked with snow.

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