Croft Head

About Croft Head

Croft Head belongs to the Ettrick Hills in the Southern Uplands, and its position gives it a wide outlook: the Solway Firth, the Cumbrian fells and the Pennines to the south and east, the Moffat Hills close by to the north, and Queensberry, the Lowthers and much of the Galloway range to the west.

The Southern Upland Way runs past the hill east of the Moffat Water bridge near Craigbeck, and a circuit taking in Gateshaw Rig and Cat Shoulder is possible. Croft Head is a Graham, a Donald and a Marilyn.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Croft Head (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Computed astronomically for 55.338, -3.337. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is no feature: ground 2m NW of fence junction. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Leica RX1250

Record revised

18-Dec-22

Drop measured from

NT 1596 0582 · 442.2 m

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Long-distance paths past this hill

2 waymarked long-distance routes run within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

Get food nearby

3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

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