Doune Hill
3 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 734.5 m · 2,410 ft
- Prominence
- 695 m
- Grid reference
- NS 29055 97089
- Coordinates
- 56.13585, -4.75252
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute
- Region
- Loch Long to Loch Lomond
- OS Landranger
- 56
- OS Explorer
- OL39S 364S
- Summit feature
- small cairn 45m SSW of trig point
- Key col
- NN305041 (39 m)
About Doune Hill
Doune Hill is the highest point of the Luss Hills, a southern outlier of the Grampians, and stands near Luss in Argyll and Bute west of Loch Lomond, on the edge of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
Its long grassy ridge has made it a well-used objective among hillwalkers, and at 734.5 m it is a Graham and a Marilyn.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Doune Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.
Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.
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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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 56.136, -4.753. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (735 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
trig point is at NS 29065 97134.
The recorded summit point is small cairn 45m SSW of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica NA730/Leica Disto D510/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 29-Mar-23
- Drop measured from
- NN305041 · 39 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.
Reaching Doune Hill by train
2 National Rail stations sit within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
| Station | From summit | Summit lies |
|---|---|---|
| Garelochhead | 7.7 km | NE of the station |
| Arrochar and Tarbet | 7.8 km | S of the station |
Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).
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).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardgartan Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Pass | 6.2 km · N |
| Arrochar Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Pass | 7.1 km · N |
| Desire | Pub/bar/nightclub | Pass | 7.3 km · NE |
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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cruach an t-Sidhein | 683.6 m | 1.6 km |
| Beinn Eich | 701.5 m | 2.7 km |
| Mid Hill | 656.9 m | 3.2 km |
| Beinn a' Mhanaich | 709 m | 3.3 km |
| Tullich Hill | 633.1 m | 3.6 km |
| Beinn Bhreac | 680.8 m | 4.3 km |