The Taking of Dulslouch and Laight Moor
The last two green squares in NX07 were either side of Loch Ryan so a planned assault started with the capture of NX0073 on the North Rhins Coast. The journey to bag this square began as part of a longer walk during the Newton Stewart Walking Festival between Cairnside and Kirkcolm Link and ended at Dulslouch with a shot of the North Rhins Coastline to Corsewall Point.
in NX0073
The last green square in NX07 was on the other side of Loch Ryan to the east, so four days later I took myself off to Little Laight Hill above Loch Ryan to walk across the moors and forest to get NX0771 on Laight Moor.
This journey was a bit trickier and started at the Taxing Stane in NX0670;
followed a farm track across the moors to the edge of the forest in NX0671;
through a farm gate
and along the line of a stane wall that bordered the forest,
and finally to a small triangle of moorland to the south of the wood at Laight Moor and a picture of the forest
in NX0771
Two green’uns in four days with Loch Ryan in the middle to finish NX07. I couldn’t complete this report without doffing my cap to my fellow Geographers who did much more leg work than I to complete this hectad, so hats off and well done also to Billy McCrorie Link and Mary and Angus Hogg Link
- When
- Fri, 18 May 2012 at 14:27
- Grid Square
- NX0771
- Chosen Photo
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