Minnigaff Hills

In total, these four ranges are part of the Galloway Forest Park.

They are located entirely within Dumfries and Galloway and, despite the name, are most commonly ascended from nearby Glen Trool to the north, albeit more steeply, rather than Minnigaff itself to the south.

[1] The higher summits broadly form an 'N' shape and contain far more divergent satellite ridges and individual hills than the other three ranges.

From west to east (excluding all satellite ridges) the hills are: The SSSI Cairnbaber, lies on the northeast slopes of Millfore and is an example of a SNH priority habitat, Inland Rock Outcrops.

[18] 'Lamachan Hill', historically 'Lommachan',[17] may derive from Irish: loma (bare).