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Name:Milldown
Hill number:1695
Height:738m / 2421ft
Parent (Ma):1689  Corserine
RHB Section:27B: Carrick and Galloway
Donald area:Galloway Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Dee (Kirkcudbright)
Class:Simm, Donald, Subhump, Graham Top
(Tu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN)
Grid ref:NX 51128 83949
Summit feature:outcrop 8m NW of cairn
Drop:90m
Col:648m  NX512833  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 77
(1:25k) 318
Observations:rock is 40-50cm higher than base of cairn; ground by wall is lower
Survey:Abney level
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From Meikle Millyea. Descend from trig and ascend, faint path to small cairn near wall, also rock outcrop. Cold, sunny, frosty. Clear views of lakes fells to south and hills to north. Descend NE ( surprisingly ok, picking line between ledges) to footbridge over Hawse Burn and onto Forest TrcaksDenise 25/11/2023
All Donalds & Donald Tops in the Rhinns of Kells from Forrest Lodge. 19.5 milesGary Heath20/07/2023
Rhinns of Kells from Forrest LodgeHuwel26/08/2022
Solo anti-clockwise loop from Forest Lodge car park. 6am start to try and avoid the worst of the heat. Fairly straight forward walk through the forest and easy ascent up to Hennessey's Shelter - reached Corserine summit just before 2h elapsed time. Headed across to Millfire, and then on up to Milldown (50mins after leaving the corbett summit). Hit the summit of Meikle Millyea at 9:15am, took some more photos and had a wee break before heading down. The descent and walk out took around 1h 10min. Sunny skies and a light breeze on the tops - total time was around 4h 28mins.mproudfoot14/08/2022
Parked at Forest Lodge, with Kevin Woods. Headed up Professor Heilberg Road, then once out of the trees onto Meikle Millyea,north to Milldown, Millfire and up to Corseine (which only has a trig and small cairn on top). From here we decided to include Carlins Cairn, then contour around the NE slope of Corserine to then cross the NE shoulder and drop back into the forest to trundling along Robert Watson and Bridgit Natvig Roads. 7hrs all in breezy at times along the tops, but good views in every direction and my first glimpse into the Galloway Forest proper.chillyman815/07/2022
From Forrest Lodge for a round of Carlin's Cairn, Corserine, Millfire, Milldown, Meikle Millyea and Little Millyea.rhalstead18/04/2022
from Meikle MillyeaAdventurers513/08/2021
Solo ascent of Corserine and then continued over Millfire, Milldown, Meikle Millyea. The car park was surprisingly empty (4 cars incl. me). I was passed by a walker from E Lothian on way up Corserine - he returned the same way. I met a runner/walker who was doing a big round of the local hills.langskill31/05/2021
Classic round of southern half of Rhinns of Kells. From Forrest lodge. Hardcore road now goes to edge of forest at start and finish with forest part of route marked with green arrows.sarahk02/05/2021
From parking area to SE (NX 5582 8265). Took a line up over roughish ground to Meikle Lump, bypassed Meikle Millyea trig and across to here. On to Millfire.jonglew02/05/2021
Rhinnns of Kells N-S traverse from Green Well of Scotland to Forrest lodge.AndyS02/05/2021
As part of Rhinns of Kell Walked with ABRO-702321/10/2020
Continued from Coserine via Millfire following trackBrucethemoth10/10/2020
From Green Well. Knockower, then full ridge to Meikle Millyea, including Cairnsgarroch. A super ridge walk. Sunny and very clear so great views. Descent to Clenrie was pretty rough. With B and R.jenx26/09/2020
A circuit of the southern Rhinns of Kells from Forrest Lodge: Corserine, Carlin's Cairn, Corserine again, Millfire. Milldown, Meikle Millyea true summit and summit adjacent to trig, ending with a few minor slips on the wet grass and heather of the Meikle Lump descent. The views towards the Awful Hand range and the largely unspoiled adjacent hills and lochs make this a really outstanding walk.Nick Down119/09/2020
From Forest Lodge. Corserine, Carlin's cairn, Corserine again, Nillfire, Milldown, Meikle millyea. Down over Meikle lump. Awful 3 foot high grass on descent. Both boots got a soaking.Longwojo06/09/2020
From Forest Lodge via Corserine, Carlin’s Cairn and Miifire with A&C. on to Meikle Millyea then followed faint path down to forest and good return track.PeterD30/08/2020
From Forrest Lodge over Coserine and then ridge to Meikle Millyea. Estate have improved signage and connecting paths to open hill ground since I was last here.benalder28422/03/2020
From Forrest Lodge parking, E along forest roads and tracks to forest edge then up Polmaddy Gairy, contouring round to Carlin's Cairn, then S back to Corserine and on to Millfire, Mill down and Meikle Millyea, descending NE to forest and along roads back to Forrest Lodge parkingkdbennett10/07/2019
fa, solo, rain and mist only clearing on the last top, 37km, 10hrs, from green well of scotland to ken bridge by new galloway, via garryhorn and all the tops from coran of postmark, bow and tops, meaul, carlins cairn, corserine, milkier, milldown, meikle millyea, west top, back to meikle, meikle lump, track through forestry to larger then minor roads, SUW, etc to new galloway and ken bridgerum doodle 05/06/2019
2nd hill of my Carrick & Galloway section completion walk, starting from Glenlee I climbed to the Meikle Millyea Trig point via Meikle Lump then headed along fairly easy trod beside wall crossing over to reach cairn and rock outcrops, all explored including both sides of the wall. Lovely views over to the range to the West and Corserine anc Cairnsgarroch. Continuing to Millfire...Dazingdale21/04/2019
Parked in the car park at the end of the track to Burnhead. Followed good forest tracks to exit the forest at 534838. Obvious path up onto Meikle Lump, eventually following the wall towards Meikle Millyea. Rough, boggy ground descending towards the beallach, then better walking to Milldown and Millfire. Cut across between the lochans and Meikle Lump on the way back, to avoid re-ascent. Lovely day and good views.LizH19/04/2019
Forrest Estate Car Park at 553862 & up Corserine & Millfire. From Millfire, continued along the ATV track which passes close to the summit cairn & the other two features of similar height. Continued to Meikle Millyea. (S)gerrybowes26/02/2019
From Meikle Millyea over and backN.Morters04/10/2018
From Forrest Lodge by tracks and excellent path to Corserine then out and back to Carlin's Cairn. Steady walk mainly on atv tracks over Millfire and Milldown to Meikle Millyea. Followed wall down but took path before turn (one interesting bit) down to new track at forest edge and back to car park.SS05/08/2018
Meikle Millyea and nearby tops from E (where Southern Upland Way joins the minor road). Ascent by Rig of Clenrie and Meikle Lump, to Meikle Millyea trig then true top, then Milldown and traverse to Little Millyea. Descent ENE to rejoin Southern Upland Way at ClenrieRobertP05/08/2018
Came from Millfire on atv track and close to drystane dyke, ascended Milldown from N, locating its summit cairn just E of dyke. Returned over dyke and onwards to Meikle Millyea. My pace had slowed considerably by this juncture. The first visit to M was solo from MM on 18/03/2015.jacobus23/05/2018
from Forrest Lodge emerging to N side of Folk Burn and onto Polmaddy Gairy (WH route). Sunny and very warm with hazy views. Solo, met 1 other walker. Followed ridge from Corserine to Meikle Millyea (SW top). Stunning views from latter into Loch Dee. Rough descent over Meikle Lump to forest. 6 hrs. Great paths for this part of the world. A classic day.niallp07/05/2018
Parked at road end by Craigencallie. Long walk along forest track. On to open hillside and easily up to Millyea summit cairn despite thick mist and then along ridge to Milldown summit cairn. Eventually found way back down to forest track where friendly lorry driver offered me a lift back, saving a 4 mile hike.AndrewFinnimore19/04/2018
Corserine round using Walkhighlands route from Forest Lodge CPCrib Goch10/08/2017
Very dry, warm. Round included Corserine, Carlin's cairn, Millfire, Milldown and Meikle Millyea from Forrest Lodge car park.Roblex10/05/2017
Third Donald of the day with George W.Play2End03/05/2017
Weather clag to East.MountainMac21/10/2016
Bagged after Corserine.Jhimmy31/07/2016
Drove in to 501 826 C/W round of millfire, milldown, and little millyea.robertphillips22/05/2016
on my Corserine to Meikle Millyea ridge walkspwheeler12/05/2016
3 of 5: From Millfire. With Tim.ChrisR12/10/2015
Forest Lodge, Corserine, Milldown, Meikle MillyeaFlatfield22/08/2015
With Corserinenickywood112/07/2015
SMMC meet to Galloway, with Mary Stewart, Nic Bullivant and John Rooney.clashcityrocker24/06/2015
Parked at Forrest Lodge walked up by McAdams Burn climbing Meikle Lump bagging Meikle Millyea, Milldown, Millfire, Corserine and Carlins Cairn returning to Corserine and down to the forest via the main path by Folk Burn.Great Walk in this forgotten corner of Scotland.DanTrig22/04/2015
SoloVin20/04/2015
See log for 1693 Meikle Millyea.trienbrae18/03/2015
Veryhappybunny14/03/2015
selfdavidsbatty28/07/2014
See Corserinedickscroop09/06/2014
On a three day backpack circuit from Glen Troolalistairpooler20/04/2014
from forest lodge after meikle millyearobertphillips08/04/2014
With Ian, Danu, Coel, Sail, Evan, Alfie and Eire.Dangerous Dave19/07/2013
High cloud, part sun, cold wind, good views.iangalbraith23/02/2013