Moffat Hills
The Moffat Hills are a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. They form a roughly triangular shape with a west facing side, a north facing side, and a south-east facing side.Photo: Scothill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Scothill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include White Coomb and Grey Mare’s Tail.
White Coomb
Peak
Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.
White Coomb is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Its broad summit is the highest point in the range and the registration county of Dumfriesshire, as well as being the fourth highest point in southern Scotland…
Grey Mare’s Tail
Waterfall
b Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.
Loch Skeen
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 10 miles to the north-east of Moffat and feeds the 60-metre high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devil’s Beef Tub.
Devil’s Beef Tub
Locality
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Devil's Beef Tub is a deep, dramatic hollow in the hills north of the Scottish town of Moffat. The 150-metre-deep hollow is formed by four hills, Great Hill, Peat Knowe, Annanhead Hill and Ericstane Hill.
Moffat Hills
- Type: Region
- Description: range of hills in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill chain, mountain range, and locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.4152° or 55° 24′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.3499° or 3° 20′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C7RCM82+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 1318880469OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_rangeOpenStreetMap feature
place=regionWikidata ID
Q6890345
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Moffat Hills” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Pegunungan Moffat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moffat Hills”
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Localities in the Area
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