Introduction The Mull of Galloway is a wild and serious place to climb at the southernmost tip of Scotland. The crags are mostly tidal. This page was compiled by John Biggar, a professional Mountaineering Instructor and member of the AMI, who lives in SW Scotland. Contact me (details above) if you want to know more about climbing in Galloway or want to learn how to climb or abseil. This page was compiled with care, but it is not guaranteed error free.
Access To get here follow the A77 or A75 towards Stranraer then the A716 down the east shore of the Rhinns to Drummore village. From here follow signs for the Mull of Galloway Visitor Attractions.
Guidebook For a definitive list of all the climbs here see the SMC published Lowland Outcrops guidebook.
Dangers These are greywacke sea cliffs with areas of poor rock and areas where there is more vegetation or bird-shit than rock. Almost all the routes require abseil approaches, so are very serious in nature and can be difficult to locate. This is a very open stretch of coast so climbing here will be extremely hazardous in big seas or high winds and the area is very open to rapid weather changes.
Mull of Galloway
Some of the biggest cliffs in Galloway are located here. The climbing recorded so far is mainly at the west end just beyond the isthmus around Carrickcorie. Nearer the lighthouse the cliffs are heavily populated by seabirds and much looser.
The cliffs of Gallie Crag, where Galloways first seacliff route, Vomit, was recorded in 1971....
More details coming soon, in the meantime meet the local residents
and flowers....
For information on tourist services in this area see the Mull of Galloway website.
