Hill walk routes to climb in SW Scotland - also coastal paths and National Scenic Areas with maps, pictures and other useful information based on extensive local knowledge
Bodesbeck Ridge
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White Coomb and the Grey Mare's Tail from Strang Cleuch. White Coomb and the Grey Mare's Tail from Strang Cleuch. White Coomb and the Grey Mare's Tail from Strang Cleuch.
06 Here we have come upon a second deep gully called Strang Cleuch ("cleuch" in Scots means a ravine or narrow glen and "strang" could mean strong or it could be a surname - the word "gill" has the same meaning as "cleuch"). This cleuch lies between Mid Rig and Andrewhinney Hill. That's Grey Mare's Tail waterfall that we are beginning to see with White Coomb sitting squarely above it. The tops of Mid Craig and Lochcraig Head are beginning to appear on the right of the picture. In the picture below I have zoomed in on the waterfall and you can quite distinctly see the track which takes you up to Loch Skeen - climbing up to the right of the waterfall. Thinking about the meanings of words we might ponder on who Andrew Hinney could have been - I don't know.
Grey Mare's Tail from Strang Cleuch