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The save Gillies Hill walk will take place on 22nd june 2008, starting at 14:00 in Cambusbarron Park. The Save Gillies Hill campaign has been running for over a year now, following the notice given by the operators of Murrayshall Quarry, that they intended to expand operations in accordance with a licence granted many years ago.

The Gillies Hill area is deemed to have both historical and environmental importance, being that it hosts a large range of flora and fauna on a rocky outcrop overlooking the village of Cambusbarron. Following the march last year, the expansion of quarrying did not take place but there is nothing really to stop it doing so and in so doing destroying what has become a hugely popular wild area for walking, biking, and wildlife watching.

We support the campaign to save the hill and hope you will too. You can learn a bit more about the campaign at the save Gillies Hill website.