Sleeper bridge at NX373897 is now just 2 narrow rails - I chose a safer crossing about 60m upstream.   © Stevie Yates

Shalloch on Minnoch Trig Point, 16/03/2010.   © Mike Cowal

Shalloch on Minnoch and Tarfessock from Mullwarcher.   © Gareth Pratt

Kirriereoch Hill & Shalloch on Minnoch from Merrick.   © Gareth Pratt

Ascending Shalloch on Minnoch   © Gareth Pratt

Shalloch on Minnoch from near Loch Enoch on a beautiful day, when the Range of the Awful Hand didn't seem quite so awful!   © Gareth Pratt

From Merrick to Shalloch on Minnoch: The Range of the Awful Hand. From the model of the hills at the Bell Memorial car park near Shalloch on Minnoch you can see why these mountains are thus called. They do indeed resemble a massive bunched fist.   © Gareth Pratt

About to enter the conifer forest just above the sleeper bridge. From here up to the open hillside the walk through the forest is an unpleasant flog frankly.   © Gareth Pratt

Shalloch on Minnoch from Tarfessock   © Gareth Pratt

Shalloch on Minnoch from Tarfessock. The picture shows clearly its whaleback shape.   © Gareth Pratt

The abandoned farm of Shalloch on Minnoch en route to the hill.   © Gareth Pratt

Descending off Shalloch on Minnoch towards Tarfessock, a great little peak in its own right. 12-04-09.   © Gareth Pratt

The rather disappointing cairn which marks the true summit of Shalloch on Minnoch looking over to the larger cairn and trig point on the lower NW top.   © David McSporran

The cairn and trig point on Shalloch on Minnoch looking to the true summit which lies approx 300m to the SE.   © David McSporran

The dodgy sleeper bridge which crosses the Shalloch Burn at NX373897, upstream from the deserted Shalloch on Minnoch farm.   © David McSporran

Shalloch on Minnoch, seen from the Bell Memorial car park.   © Leon Mooney