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Southern Uplands

The Southern Uplands are the southernmost and least populous of mainland 's three major geographic areas. The term is used both to describe the geographical region and to collectively denote the various ranges of hills and mountains within this region.
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  • Type: Region
  • Description: region in Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Southern Scottish Uplands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grey Mare’s Tail and Andrewhinney Hill.

Waterfall
Much of is mountainous; western areas of the enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.

Peak
Photo: Iangpark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of . It is the highest summit of a ridge that runs parallel to the A708 road on its southern side, with the Grey Mare's Tail in the directly opposite.

Valley
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dob's Linn is a small steep valley in , just north of the A708 road between and , in . It is part of the Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve which is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ettrick.

Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the area of Scotland. It is located on the B709, around 17 miles south-west of the town of .

Southern Uplands

Latitude
55.41107° or 55° 24′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.28523° or 3° 17′ 7″ west
Elevation
1,549 feet (472 metres)
Open location code
9C7RCP67+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9855581409
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
2637429
Wiki­data ID
Q1549065
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Panjabi—“Southern Uplands” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёва-Шатландскае ўзвышша”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёва-Шатляндзкае ўзвышша”
  • Breton: “Na Monaidhean a Deas”
  • Bulgarian: “Южношотландски възвишения”
  • Chinese: “南部高地”
  • Czech: “Jihoskotská vysočina”
  • Dutch: “Southern Uplands”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Bergland”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Schots Bergland”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سوثيرن وپلاندس”
  • Esperanto: “Sudaj Altaĵoj”
  • Estonian: “Lõuna-Šoti mägismaa”
  • French: “Southern Uplands”
  • German: “Southern Uplands”
  • Irish: “Na hArdtailte Theas”
  • Italian: “Southern Uplands”
  • Japanese: “アップランド”
  • Japanese: “サザン・アップランズ”
  • Japanese: “南部高地”
  • Kazakh: “Оңтүстік-Шотланд қыраты”
  • Ladin: “Southern Uplands”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidskotijas augstiene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Southern Uplands”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Southern Uplands”
  • Persian: “سادرن آپلندز”
  • Polish: “Wyżyna Południowoszkocka”
  • Romanian: “Dealurile de Sud”
  • Russian: “Южно-Шотландская возвышенность”
  • Scots: “Soothren Uplands”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Na Monaidhean a Deas”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Southern Uplands”
  • Slovak: “Juhoškótska vysočina”
  • Slovenian: “Južno višavje”
  • Spanish: “Southern Uplands”
  • Ukrainian: “Південна височина”
  • Ukrainian: “Південно-шотландська височина”
  • Ukrainian: “Південношотландська височина”
  • Venetian: “Southern Uplands”
  • Welsh: “Southern Uplands”
  • Western Frisian: “Súdskotsk Berchlân”
  • Western Panjabi: “ساؤدرن اپلینڈز”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coomb Craig and Over Kirkhope.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grey Mare’s Tail (waterfall) and Dob’s Linn Waterfall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Southern Uplands”. Photo: Scothill, CC BY-SA 3.0.