Directions: Travel E along the A75 for c. 3 miles from the roundabout at Newton Stewart. to reach the Kirroughtree /Palnure junction. Continue E for c. 0.4 mile to an unsigned left turn. Follow this narrow lane for c. 0.4 mile to reach Cairnsmore Estate. Bear left for c. 0.2 miles to a right turn into Graddoch Bridge Parking Lane. Walk to the end of the lane, turn right and follow the signs for Cairnmore of Fleet. The walk is a 10 mile ascent and descent of Cairnsmore of Fleet taking in three cairns. My route is viewable on Cairnsmore of Fleet Cairns.
Knee of Cairnsmore Cairn is c. 1.2 miles SSE of the N Summit of Cairnsmore of Fleet, a hill c. 5.5 miles E of Newton Stewart. The round stony cairn, on the southern summit of Cairnsmore of Fleet, has been reduced to c. 15 yards in diameter reaching a height of 1 yard. A modern marker cairn c. 5 feet high has been constructed on the N Arc. Canmore ID 63763 has further details of Knee of Cairnsmore Cairn.
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