Hill walk routes to climb in SW Scotland
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Eschoncan, Bennan, Benyellary
- returning by the Tourist Route from Merrick
Where to park beside Bruce's
Stone Glentrool with views of Eschoncan, the Glenhead valley, Bruce's
Stone and Mulldonoch.
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In the second picture I have simple turned to face the other way (southward) along this path and you can see the Stone near the right edge of the picture. There is an excellent view down Loch Trool from the Stone. The battle it commemorates was actually fought in 1307 on the other side of the loch. The hill that you see over there is Mulldonoch. For more information about Bruce's Stone and the surrounding hills see the Introduction to the Galloway Hills.
In the third picture we are looking eastward towards Glenhead. The Southern Upland Way goes up through that glen as does the National Cycle Route 7 - on it's way to Clatteringshaws. The cycle route comes through the car park but the SUW comes along the south side of Loch Trool. You are not allowed to drive eastward beyond the car park but you can cycle.
