Croft Head

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Fell.

Loch Fell

Peak

Photo: Iangpark, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moffat and Beattock.

Moffat

Town

Photo: Robma, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Moffat is a historic market town, burgh and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Dumfriesshire, it lies on the River Annan, and was a centre of the wool trade and a spa town.

Beattock

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beattock is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, approximately 1⁄2 mile southwest of Moffat and 19 miles north of Dumfries. Beattock was historically served by the A74 road and the West Coast Main Line, however the road has since been upgraded to the A74 motorway and no longer passes through the village. Beattock is situated 5 miles southwest of Croft Head.

Croft Head

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,087 feet
Description: hill in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.33749° or 55° 20′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.33658° or 3° 20′ 12″ west

Elevation

2,087 feet (636 metres)

Open location code

9C7R8MP7+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3546938945

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12608002

Wikidata ID

Q5187475

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Dutch: “Croft Head”

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