Mullwharchar

Mullwharchar
Mullwharchar behind Loch Enoch
Highest point
Elevation	692 m (2,270 ft)
Prominence	187 m (614 ft)
Parent peak	Merrick
Listing	Marilyn, Donald
Coordinates	55°09′00″N 4°25′37″W / 55.15°N 4.426806°W / 55.15; -4.426806Coordinates: 55°09′00″N 4°25′37″W / 55.15°N 4.426806°W / 55.15; -4.426806
Geography
Mullwharchar Mullwharchar's location in Scotland
Parent range	Dungeon hills, Galloway Hills
OS grid	NX454866

Mullwharchar is a hill in the Galloway Hills of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Mullwarchar is situated to the north of Loch Enoch, west of Corserine, northeast of Merrick and east of Kirriereoch Hill. There are 3 cliffs on the mountain named The Slock, The Tauchers and The Organ Pipes and some routes on these are occasionally climbed. Mullwharchar's summit is fairly flat and dotted with erratics.

Mullwharchar in the foreground viewed from the air

Nuclear Waste

A planning application was made in January 1978 to Kyle and Carrick District Council by the UKAEA to test drill on Mullwharchar for the purpose of dumping nuclear waste. On 24 October 1978, the Council rejected the application after considerable local protest, which included a petition with 100,000 signatures being sent to the Queen.^[1] The appeal against the decision cost £19,700.^[2]

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