Queensberry (hill)

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Queensberry
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Highest point
Elevation 697 m (2,287 ft) [1]
Prominence 212 m (696 ft) [1]
Listing Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim, G, D,DN,Y [2]
Coordinates 55°16′55″N3°35′36″W / 55.28192°N 3.59321°W / 55.28192; -3.59321
Geography
Queensberry (hill)
Location Southern Uplands, Scotland
Parent range Lowther Hills, Southern Uplands
OS grid NX 98909 99746
Topo map OS Landranger 78

Queensberry is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The most southerly mountain in the range, it lies in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta [3] and is a prominent landmark throughout Dumfriesshire. It is frequently climbed from the Daer Reservoir to the north and the minor roads to its south and east. As well as being a placename of multiple addresses throughout southern Scotland, the hill also lend its name to the Duke of Queensberry and Marquess of Queensberry peerages [4] and, subsequently, 'Queensberry Rules' in the sport of boxing.

References

  1. 1 2 "Queensberry". www.hill-bagging.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide". www.hills-database.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Genuki: Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfriesshire". www.genuki.org.uk.
  4. ↑ Powell C. (2020) Pers. comm., Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust.


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