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Europe / United Kingdom / Scotland / Croft Head
Record SL-435989 · Wikidata Q5187475 · DOBIH 1894

Croft Head

Donald Graham HuMP Simm TuMP Marilyn
Elevation
636 m
2,087 ft
Prominence
194 m
Isolation
Coordinates
55.3376° N, 3.3368° W
Grid ref
NT153056
Croft Head
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Description

Wikipedia

Croft Head is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It offers unobstructed views to the Solway Firth, the fells and mountains of Cumbria and the Pennines to the south and east. To the north, the major Moffat Hills are close by and to the west, Queensberry, the Lowthers and many of the Galloway Hills can be seen. Its summit is easily reached from Moffat by taking the Southern Upland Way path east from the Moffat water bridge near Craigbeck. A quite dramatic ridge loop is possible by climbing north on the forestry fire road shortly after Craigbeck Hope cottage via Gateshaw Rig to Croft Head's summit and descending via Cat Shoulder to the junction of the SUW and the Selcoth burn pass.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
West Knowe 671 m E 112° 1.1 km
Broken Back 509 m N 7° 1.2 km
Gateshaw Rig 567 m SW 209° 1.2 km
Capel Fell 678 m NE 40° 1.7 km
Sailfoot Law 514 m N 4° 1.8 km
Loch Fell 688 m SE 117° 2.0 km