Region 27C · Scotland

The Glenkens to Annandale

One of the 95 hill-survey regions used by the Database of British & Irish Hills. Every hill we track in this region is listed below, tallest first — follow any name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.

Hills listed
19
Highest hill
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn 797 m
Mean height
674 m
Corbetts
1
Grahams
6
Donalds
18
Marilyns
7

Access rights in this region

Yes Right to roam in Scotland: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water — full Scotland access guide.

This is the general position, not legal advice — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. See the country-by-country access guide, or query an exact grid reference with the access checker.

All 19 hills, tallest first

Hills in The Glenkens to Annandale, sorted by height descending
# Hill Height Prominence Classifications Grid ref
1 Cairnsmore of Carsphairn 797 m 582 m CorbettDonaldMarilyn +2 NX594980
2 Green Lowther 732 m 424 m GrahamDonaldMarilyn +2 NS900120
3 Lowther Hill 725 m 37 m DonaldSimm NS890107
4 Blackcraig Hill 700.9 m 235 m GrahamDonaldCurrent County/UA Top +3 NS647064
5 Windy Standard 697.9 m 212 m GrahamDonaldMarilyn +2 NS620014
6 Queensberry 697.1 m 363 m GrahamDonaldMarilyn +2 NX989997
7 Ballencleuch Law 691.4 m 203.9 m GrahamDonaldMarilyn +2 NS935049
8 Blacklorg Hill 681 m 148.1 m DonaldHuMPSimm NS653042
9 Dun Law 677 m 105 m DonaldHuMPSimm NS916136
10 Wedder Law 673 m 139 m DonaldHuMPSimm NS938025
11 Gana Hill 668 m 117 m DonaldHuMPSimm NS954010
12 Scaw'd Law 664.4 m 57.5 m DonaldSimm NS922037
13 Moorbrock Hill 651.4 m 113.4 m DonaldHuMPSimm NX620983
14 Comb Law 645 m 59 m DonaldSimm NS943073
15 Alhang 642 m 91 m DonaldSimm NS642010
16 East Mount Lowther 631 m 76 m DonaldSimm NS878099
17 Lousie Wood Law 619 m 123 m DonaldHuMPSimm NS932152
18 Earncraig Hill 611 m 109 m DonaldHuMPSimm NS973013
19 Well Hill 606 m 200 m GrahamMarilynHuMP +1 NS913064

Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Prominence is the drop to the hill's key col; a dash means it is not recorded in our dataset.


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