Windy Hill, Renfrewshire

Windy Hill
Highest point
Elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)[1]
Prominence	52 [1]
Listing	TuMP
Coordinates	55.83748°N 4.68676°W / 55.83748; -4.68676
Geography
Windy Hill Location in Scotland
Location	Renfrewshire, Scotland
OS grid	NS 3183 6374
Topo map	OS Landranger 63
Geology
Rock type	Igneous rocks
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Windy Hill is a 316 metres (1.037 feet) high hill in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is one of the TuMPs of the Lowlands.

Geography

Summit cairn

The hill is located on the eastern border of the River Calder catchment area[2] and is part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. Its summit is at OS grid ref NS 3183 6374.[3] Windy Hill is also the name of the first important house designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which is located in Kilmacolm at some miles from the hill.[4]

Geology

The hill is what remains of the top of a volcanic plug.[5] A little east from Windy Hill can be observed a well developed bole horizon (more than 2 metres thick), a type of soil which originates from the weathering of igneous rocks.[6]

Access to the summit

Windy Hill in winter

The hilltop can be easily accessed from the visitor centre of Muirshiel, following a maintained footpath,[7] and offers a good point of view on the surrounding area.[8] The walk is considered ideal for children too.[9]

See also

• List of mountains in Scotland
• List of places in Renfrewshire

References

1. "Windy Hill". Hill Bagging. Simon Edwardes. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
2. "Castle Semple Loch History & Hydrology" (PDF). Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
3. "About Windy Hill, Renfrewshire". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
4. Curl, James Stevens (2006). A Dictionary of Architecture (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 465. ISBN 0198606788. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
5. Places to Visit in Scotland - Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. Rampantscotland. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
6. MacPherson, K.A.T.; Smith, Robert Alan; Akhurst, M.C. (2000). Geology of the Kilmarnock district: sheet description of the British Geological Survey 1:50 000 series sheet 22E Kilmarnock (Scotland). British Geological Survey. p. 6. ISBN 9780852723739. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
7. "Walking". Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
8. Phil Turner. "Windy Hill, Muirshiel Country Park". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
9. "Windy Hill, Muirshiel Counry [sic] Park, Renfrewshire". Scotland's Best Walks With Children. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

External links

Media related to Windy Hill, Renfrewshire at Wikimedia Commons

• Windy Hill on Geograph.org.uk