Annanhead Hill

Annanhead Hill
Annanhead Hill above Devils Beef Tub
Highest point
Elevation 478 m (1,568 ft) [1][2]
Coordinates 55°24′15″N 3°29′19″W / 55.40417°N 3.48861°W / 55.40417; -3.48861Coordinates: 55°24′15″N 3°29′19″W / 55.40417°N 3.48861°W / 55.40417; -3.48861 [2]
Geography
Location 9 km north of Moffat
Parent range Moffat Hills
OS grid NT 05834 13251
Annanhead Hill trig point (S5678)

Annanhead Hill is a 478-metre (1,568 ft) summit in the Moffat Hills of Scotland. It lies on the boundary between the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Moffat, in the Southern Uplands.[1]

Annanhead is one of four hills encircling the Devil's Beef Tub, the headwaters of River Annan.[3]

The hill is crossed by Annandale Way hiking trail designated in 2009.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Annanhead Hill, Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. 1 2 Annanhead Hill, Trigpointing UK
  3. ↑ Louisa Finch (April 1, 2013), "The big picture: The Devil's Beef Tub", Scotland Outdoors
  4. ↑ "Route description: Moffat - Devils Beef Tub - Moffat", Annandale Way official website, Government of Scotland et al., retrieved 2013-05-14, The Devil's Beef Tub section of this walk ... climb[s] onto Annanhead Hill and a range that rims the upper limits of the Annan catchment. ...
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