๐Ÿ“Œ Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries & Galloway
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Despite their name, the Boreland Hills are anything but dull. This low but intricately rugged area of grass and woodland is dotted with an array of memorials, monuments and historic sites, all joined by a meandering path network starting on Fleet Street(!), Gatehouse of Fleet. Whether your interest is in Pictish carvings, rural and riverside views, local ministers or fortified tower houses, there should be something here for you – but take a map, as navigation is surprisingly complicated.

๐Ÿ“ท Chronological photo guide

๐ŸŒ Location

๐Ÿ“Œ Start / finish on Fleet Street (B796), just west of bridge over Water of Fleet, 5-min walk west of Gatehouse of Fleet village centre

๐Ÿงญ O.S. Grid Reference: NX 597561

๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ GPS coordinates: 54.880282,-4.188617

๐ŸšŒ Bus to Gatehouse of Fleet

๐Ÿš— Street parking

๐Ÿ“ Key info

โ–ถ 5 km / 3 mi | โ–ฒ 140 m | โŒ› 1.5-2 hr

Features: ๐Ÿ  Gatehouse of Fleet โ˜…โ˜…; ๐Ÿชจ Trusty’s Hill Pictish Stone, summit & hillfort โ˜…โ˜…; โ–ณ Boreland Hills (84 m); โœž Rutherford’s Monument; Cardoness Castle; ๐Ÿ’ง Water of Fleet

โฌค Moderate | Clear paths, lanes & pavements for most of route. Descent north off Trusty’s Hill can be overgrown (avoid by using ascent route). Scrubby heathland descent from Rutherford’s Monument with confusing web of paths / animal trods before eventually joining a track.

โžก๏ธ Anticlockwise circuit with various detours: start & Gatehouse of Fleet – Trusty’s Hill (final ascent from southeast side, descend north side) – Boreland Hills trig pillar – Rutherford’s Monument – descend south, east then south to B796 – Cardoness Castle – start via path along Water of Fleet

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๐Ÿฅพ On our last visit

Wildlife: Free ranging cows, red kite, thrushes & other small birds.

Weather: Sunny, 22ยฐC & humid, mostly with a welcome breeze.

June 2023
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