Cairnsmore, a mountain in Carsphairn parish, N Kirkcudbrightshire, 3¾ miles NE of Carsphairn village. It has an altitude of 2612 feet above sea-level; it was selected by Captain Colby, about 1814, as one of the stations for his trigonometrical survey; and, excepting in one direction, it commands a very extensive panoramic view.
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