Morton Mains Hill

Morton Mains Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,076 feet. Morton Mains Hill is situated nearby to the village Durisdeer, as well as near Carronbridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Morton Castle.

Morton Castle

Castle

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Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley, which runs from the Solway Firth north to the Clyde Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornhill and Penpont.

Thornhill

Town

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Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east.

Penpont

Village

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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 4½ miles southwest of Morton Mains Hill.

Closeburn

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 5 miles south of Morton Mains Hill.

Morton Mains Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,076 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.28685° or 55° 17′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.74523° or 3° 44′ 43″ west

Elevation

1,076 feet (328 metres)

Open location code

9C7R77P3+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8244825724

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12613117

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Gillhead wood and East Morton Plantation.

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