Capel Hill

Capel Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,709 feet. Capel Hill is situated nearby to the locality Capel Cleuch, as well as near Warlish Craig.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ballencleuch Law and Comb Law.

Ballencleuch Law

Peak

Ballencleuch Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Surrounded on most sides by tracks or roads, there are various routes to the summit, but the most frequent ascents are from Durisdeer or the Daer Reservoir.

Comb Law

Peak

Comb Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second lowest Donald in the area south of the A702 road, it is surrounded on most sides by tracks or roads and there are various routes to the summit, but the easiest ascent is from the Daer Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wanlockhead and Leadhills.

Wanlockhead

Village

Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Leadhills is situated 5 miles north of Capel Hill.

Carronbridge

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately 1 mile north of Thornhill. Carronbridge is situated 6 miles south of Capel Hill.

Capel Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,709 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.3421° or 55° 20′ 32″ north

Longitude

-3.72767° or 3° 43′ 40″ west

Elevation

1,709 feet (521 metres)

Open location code

9C7R87RC+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 283581818

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12616623

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