Hiking The Merrick | A Southern Uplands Classic!

Hiking the Merrick (843m) - the highest mountain in the South of Scotland. The summit is a wonderful viewpoint with extensive views stretching over Dumfries and Galloway and on a good, clear day, all the way to Snowdonia, the Isle of Man and Ireland!
The Merrick may not have the epic serrated ridgelines of the mountains found in the Western Highlands, but, the views from the summit are pretty much uninterrupted with nothing but beautiful Scottish wilderness. It is claimed that the mountain has one of the longest views in the UK and as a Corbett, it also offers a glorious sense of solitude which can be harder to find on the Munros.
In this video, Coops the dog and I hike up the 'tourist' path from Glentrool, explore the Culsharg bothy and take in Benyellary before we head over Nieve of the Spit (a bealach with views over the open hillside to the East and towards the coast in the West) towards the summit. It’s a steep pull most of the way, but the views from the top really are outstanding - not to mention the sense of freedom one experiences when exploring the Galloway hills!
Hill Names;
The name Merrick originates from the Gaelic ‘beinn meurach’ meaning ‘Sprawling/Branched Mountain’.
The name Benyellary originates from the Gaelic ‘beinn na h-iolaire’ meaning ‘Mountain of the Eagle’
Note; Beinn = Mountain. I use hill/mountain, both meaning the same thing in my dialect
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