Difference between revisions of "Queensberry"
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{{Infobox hill | {{Infobox hill | ||
|name=Queensberry | |name=Queensberry | ||
| + | |county=Dumfries | ||
|picture=From the summit of Queensberry - geograph-2671709.jpg | |picture=From the summit of Queensberry - geograph-2671709.jpg | ||
|picture caption=Summit view on Queensberry, to the Solway Firth | |picture caption=Summit view on Queensberry, to the Solway Firth | ||
|height=2,287 feet | |height=2,287 feet | ||
|range=Lowther Hills | |range=Lowther Hills | ||
| + | |latitude=55.281920 | ||
| + | |longitude=-3.593214 | ||
|os grid ref=NX989998 | |os grid ref=NX989998 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Summit== | ==Summit== | ||
| − | A modest looking hill from a distance, Queensberry nevertheless rises to 2,285 feet above sea level. The hill has a shallow rise to its distinct summit, which is marked by a cairn, and from here there are wide views over the Lowther Hills and the whole county, as far as | + | A modest looking hill from a distance, Queensberry nevertheless rises to 2,285 feet above sea level. The hill has a shallow rise to its distinct summit, which is marked by a cairn, and from here there are wide views over the Lowther Hills and the whole county, as far as the [[Solway Firth]] to the south. |
| − | [[File:Cairn at the Southern End of the Summit - geograph.org.uk - 600761.jpg| | + | [[File:Cairn at the Southern End of the Summit - geograph.org.uk - 600761.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Looking to the summit of Queensberry]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:41, 14 June 2018
| Queensberry | |||
| Dumfriesshire | |||
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 Summit view on Queensberry, to the Solway Firth | |||
| Range: | Lowther Hills | ||
| Summit: | 2,287 feet NX989998 55°16’55"N, 3°35’36"W | ||
Queensberry is a hill at the southern end of the Lowther Hills in Dumfriesshire. It reaches 2,287 feet at its summit. The secondary summit, Wee Queensberry to the south is at 1,680 feet.
On the eastern and southern slopes of Queensberry spreads the Forest of Ae, one of the largest planted forests in the land, and from its slopes run numerous burns which swell the Water of Ae, and whose own source is at the Pot of Ae close to the summit.
Summit
A modest looking hill from a distance, Queensberry nevertheless rises to 2,285 feet above sea level. The hill has a shallow rise to its distinct summit, which is marked by a cairn, and from here there are wide views over the Lowther Hills and the whole county, as far as the Solway Firth to the south.
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