Loch Fell

Last updated

Loch Fell
LochFell.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 688 m (2,257 ft) [1]
Prominence 124 m (407 ft) [2]
Listing Hu,Tu,Sim,D,GT,DN,Y [3]
Geography
Loch Fell
Location Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parent range Ettrick Hills, Southern Uplands
OS grid NT 17038 04730
Topo map OS Landranger 79

Loch Fell is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Close to the Southern Upland Way, routes of ascent frequently incorporate its track and it is almost always climbed along with the neighbouring hills. [4]

Subsidiary SMC Summits

SummitHeight (m)Listing [5]
West Knowe672Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lamachan Hill</span> Hill in the Minnigaff Hills, Scotland

Lamachan Hill is a hill in the Minnigaff Hills, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest hill of the range, lying 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croft Head</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Croft Head is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It offers unobstructed views to the Solway Firth, the fells and mountains of Cumbria and the Pennines to the south and east. To the north, the major Moffat Hills are close by and to the west, Queensberry, the Lowthers and many of the Galloway Hills can be seen. Its summit is easily reached from Moffat by taking the Southern Upland Way path east from the Moffat water bridge near Craigbeck. A quite dramatic ridge loop is possible by climbing north on the forestry fire road shortly after Craigbeck Hope cottage via Gateshaw Rig to Croft Head's summit and descending via Cat Shoulder to the junction of the SUW and the Selcoth burn pass.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Under Saddle Yoke</span> Hill in the Moffat Hills range, Southern Uplands, Scotland

Under Saddle Yoke is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Despite its name, it is 10m higher than its neighbouring top, Saddle Yoke. Located in a dramatic position on a small, grassy ridge in between two deep glens, Blackhope and Carrifran, it awards excellent views into the rest of the Moffat Hills and the Ettrick Hills opposite. Although incomparable to the Scottish Highlands and not particularly precipitous, the ridge between and atop the Yokes is the narrowest summit ridge in the Southern Uplands. The electric fence that comes out of Blackshope and crosses the ridge to the north of Saddle Yoke and then continues down into Carrifran hasn't worked in 40 years. A popular round known as the Hart Fell Horseshoe begins near Blackshope and normally ascends Nether Coomb Craig first, then passing over Swatte Fell, Hart Fell and looping round Hartfell Rig to the Saddle Yokes before the descent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Windy Standard</span> Hill in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Windy Standard is a hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies in Dumfries and Galloway, south of the town of New Cumnock. Once a remote hill to the northeast of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, its summit area and slopes are now home to a series of expanding large windfarm sites, the earliest of which used to be the largest windfarm in Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cramalt Craig</span>

Cramalt Craig is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second highest in the range and third highest in southern Scotland, it was previously also a Corbett until a 2013 survey by Alan Dawson found the col between it and Broad Law to be a few metres short of 500 feet. It is climbed almost solely from its southern sides at the Megget Stane or Cramalt Farm, taking in the neighbouring hills.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meikle Millyea</span> Hill in the Rhinns of Kells, Scotland

Meikle Millyea is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The true summit of the hill has been disputed over the years; a 2015 survey concluded that the southwest top, around 400m southwest from the trig point and cairn is approximately 2m higher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manor Hills</span> Range of hills in the Scottish Borders

The Manor Hills, also known as the Tweedsmuir Hills, are a range of hills south of Peebles in the Scottish Borders, one of the ranges which collectively form the Southern Uplands. They are separated from the Moffat Hills by the Talla Reservoir, Megget Reservoir and St. Mary's Loch, the Moorfoot Hills by the A72 and the Culter Hills in South Lanarkshire by the A701. The western portion of the hills are designated as the 'Tweedsmuir Hills' Site of Special Scientific Interest and the 'Upper Tweeddale' National Scenic Area, with the major tributary rivers designated as Special Areas of Conservation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swatte Fell</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Swatte Fell is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies north of the town of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, south of its parent peak, Hart Fell. It is gently sloping on three sides of the hill, however the east ridge is steep and craggy and features a deep corrie known as Blackhope, from which a popular rock climb, the Coomb Craig ridge, originates, finishing near the summit, and was featured on the OS Explorer 330 map front cover. The normal route is from the southern ridge and can be extended to include a full loop of Blackhope, finishing on Saddle Yoke, known as the Hart Fell Horseshoe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Middle Hill (Scottish Borders)</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Middle Hill is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is often climbed from Drumelzier to the north or Stanhope Farm to the west, but ascents from the Manor Valley to the east are also possible.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black Law (hill)</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Black Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. One of the more remote Donalds, it does not easily combine into a round with other hills in the area and requires traversing rough terrain to reach the top. Common ascents are as part of an extended Dun Rig Horseshoe to the north-east, from the south at the Megget Reservoir or, most easily, from the Manor Valley itself.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Talla Cleuch Head</span>

Talla Cleuch Head is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. As ascents are either long or steep from all other sides, Talla Cleuch Head is normally climbed from the Megget Stane to the southeast, which allows for a deer fence to be followed to the summit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dun Law</span>

Dun Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the next Donald after Green Lowther, the highest point of the ridge, when walking northeast and is usually ascended from this direction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stob Law</span>

Stob Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is normally climbed as an outlier of the Dun Rig horseshoe, starting from Peebles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drumelzier Law</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Drumelzier Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is often ascended from Drumelzier itself or Stanhope farm to the west, but ascents from the Manor Valley to the east are also common.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birkscairn Hill</span>

Birkscairn Hill is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the lowest, and normally first, Donald in a round of hills known as the Dun Rig Horseshoe, south of Peebles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cairnsgarroch</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Cairnsgarroch is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Really one of approximately six satellites of the main ridge, it is usually climbed as a detour. Ascents starting from Garryhorn or Forrest Estate near Carsphairn are the most common, often as part of a complete traverse of the ridge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comb Law</span> Hill in Scotland

Comb Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second lowest Donald in the area south of the A702 road, it is surrounded on most sides by tracks or roads and there are various routes to the summit, but the easiest ascent is from the Daer Reservoir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenside Law</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Greenside Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The lowest Donald hill in the range, it is situated at the head of the Manor Valley, with its position somewhat in-between the adjacent ridges on its west and east. The easiest ascents are from the Manor Valley itself to the north, or Craigierig Farm to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coran of Portmark</span> Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Coran of Portmark is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The most northerly Donald of the range, it is climbed from a number of directions; most commonly from Garryhorn near Carsphairn, often the first hill of a full traverse of the ridge. An old settlement to the west lends its name to the hill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lousie Wood Law</span>

Lousie Wood Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The terminal northeast Donald on the main ridge in the northern portion of the Lowthers range, it is most easily climbed from its northern and eastern flanks.

References

  1. "Mountain Search".
  2. "Mountain Search".
  3. "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  4. "Mountain Search".
  5. "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  6. "Mountain Search".