Unthank Hill

Unthank Hill is a peak in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,339 feet. Unthank Hill is situated near the locality The Dimple, as well as near Braid Slack.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Cow Castle and Culter Fell.

Cow Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cow Castle is an archaeological site.

Culter Fell is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the county top of the historic county of Lanarkshire, as well as the highest point in South Lanarkshire council area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Biggar and Symington.

Biggar

Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.

Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.

Symington

Village

Photo: frank smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 3 miles southwest of Biggar, 10 miles east of Douglas and 13 miles southeast of Carluke. Geographical features near Symington include Tinto Hill, the Coulter Hills and the River Clyde.

Coulter

Village

Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell.

Unthank Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,339 feet
Category: landform
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.5739° or 55° 34′ 26″ north

Longitude

-3.5546° or 3° 33′ 17″ west

Elevation

1,339 feet (408 metres)

Open location code

9C7RHCFW+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 247870138

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Dimple and Braid Slack.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Snaip Hill and Culterpark Hill Hillfort.

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