Lowther Hill
Lowther Hill is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Although the hill lends its name to the range, it is the second highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies on the border between Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway, east of the town of Sanquhar, however the true summit lies just within Lanarkshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include East Mount Lowther and Green Lowther.
East Mount Lowther
Peak
Photo: Iain Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Mount Lowther is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The hill is most often climbed as a detour before or after ascending Lowther Hill, however much longer approaches from the south utilising ancient pathways such as the medieval Enterkin Pass are also possible - a viewpoint indicator is located at the summit.
Green Lowther
Peak
Green Lowther is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies in Lanarkshire, east of the town of Sanquhar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanlockhead and Leadhills.
Wanlockhead
Village
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands.
Leadhills
Village
Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835.
Elvanfoot
Village
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the River Clyde and Elvan Water. The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian suspension bridge that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair. Elvanfoot is situated 6 miles northeast of Lowther Hill.
Lowther Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,379 feet
- Description: hill in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.37794° or 55° 22′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.75305° or 3° 45′ 11″ westElevation
2,379 feet (725 metres)Open location code
9C7R96HW+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 293429706OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lowther Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lowther Hill”
- Dutch: “Lowther Hill”
- Swedish: “Lowther Hill”
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