Carlin's Cairn
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- Height
- 807 m · 2,648 ft
- Prominence
- 99 m
- Grid reference
- NX 49698 88362
- Coordinates
- 55.16670, -4.36116
- County / area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Carrick and Galloway
- OS Landranger
- 77
- OS Explorer
- 318
- Summit feature
- huge cairn
- Key col
- NX497877 (708 m)
Access rights here
Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.
Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.
General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland · check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 55.167, -4.361. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
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Which hill this one belongs to
Carlin's Cairn is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Corserine (814 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 708 m.
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Corserine | 814 m | 1.3 km |
| Meaul | 695 m | 2.6 km |
| Cairnsgarroch | 659 m | 3.5 km |
| Milldown | 738 m | 4.6 km |
| Mullwharchar | 692 m | 4.6 km |
| Dungeon Hill | 620.9 m | 4.9 km |