Annanhead Hill

Annanhead Hill
Annanhead Hill above Devil's Beef Tub
Highest point
Elevation478 m (1,568 ft)[1][2]
Coordinates55°24′15″N 3°29′19″W / 55.40417°N 3.48861°W / 55.40417; -3.48861[2]
Geography
Annanhead Hill is located in Scotland
Annanhead Hill
Annanhead Hill
9 km north of Moffat
Parent rangeMoffat Hills
OS gridNT 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 the Annandale Way hiking trail designated in 2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Annanhead Hill". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Annanhead Hill". Trigpointing UK. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ Louisa Finch (1 April 2013), "The big picture: The Devil's Beef Tub", Scotland Outdoors, archived from the original on 7 April 2013, retrieved 14 May 2013
  4. ^ "Route description: Moffat - Devils Beef Tub - Moffat", Annandale Way official website, Government of Scotland et al., retrieved 14 May 2013, 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. ...