Tongue Hill
Tongue Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,299 feet. Tongue Hill is situated nearby to the locality Shieling Rig, as well as near Lochburn Bridge.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanquhar and Wanlockhead.
Sanquhar
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world.
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.
Tongue Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,299 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.4077° or 55° 24′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.8584° or 3° 51′ 30″ westElevation
1,299 feet (396 metres)Open location code
9C7RC45R+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3614796473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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