Criffel
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Oct 15, 2026
Michael BlancheHOST
Oh, right.
Ross PattinsonGUEST
So we looked over onto like Criffel and Dumfries.
Michael BlancheHOST
Oh, right.
Ross PattinsonGUEST
So I was right down on the seafront.
Mark RichardsHOST
Then you're looking through the great sweep of the Solway, Solway Plain towards Carlisle.
Mark RichardsHOST
And then you've got the hills of Scotland, Criffle, way around above Newcastleton,
David FeltonHOST
Hermitage.
David FeltonHOST
Bring your attention to another few details in the landscape, Mark.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
The splendid sweeping vale through which Nith rolls to Solway lay all before the naked eye beautiful with village spires mansion houses and white shining farms.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
The Galloway Hills, gloomy and far tumbling, bounded the forward view, while to the left rose Criffel, cloud-capped and majestic, then the white sands of Solway with tides swifter than horsemen, and finally the eye rested joyfully upon the hills of Cumberland, and noticed with glee the blue curling smoke from its villages on the southern Solway shores.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
Four miles behind you lie the ruins of the castle of the Bruce, within the domains of his own royal burg of Lochmaben.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
A few miles in front, the still beautiful and amazing remains of Caerlaverock Castle, famous in many a border story.
Sarah McArthurHOST
And what's the name of that hill again? That-
Andrew TurneyGUEST
Uh, that's Criffel.
Sarah McArthurHOST
Criffel.
Andrew TurneyGUEST
It's a wonderful hill because, uh, when you get to the top, um, the, uh, Solway is at your feet.
Andrew TurneyGUEST
So you're on a, a, a mountain with the Solway at your feet, and, uh, the Lake District in the distance, and it's, uh, quite delightful to be able to see that.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
The splendid sweeping vale through which Nith rolls to Solway lay all before the naked eye, beautiful with village spires, mansion houses, and white shining farms.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
The Galloway Hills, gloomy and far tumbling, bounded the forward view, while to the left rose Criffel, cloud-capped and majestic, then the white sands of Solway with tides swifter than horsemen, and finally the eye rested joyfully upon the hills of Cumberland, and noticed with glee the blue curling smoke from its villages on the southern Solway shores.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
Four miles behind you lie the ruins of the castle of the Bruce, within the domains of his own royal burg of Lochmaben.
Alethea CarrisNARRATOR
A few miles in front, the still beautiful and amazing remains of Carlaverock Castle, famous in many a border story.