Moffat Hills

#4703 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Moffat Hills are a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. They form a roughly triangular shape with a west facing side, a north facing side, and a south-east facing side. It is 17 kilometres from east to west across this triangle and some 16 kilometres north to south. The highest point is White Coomb at 821 m. The town of Moffat lies just south of the Moffat hills and along with Tweedsmuir, at the northern extremity, is the only centre of population around these hills. In some older maps, the northern part of the Moffat Hills is called the Tweedsmuir Hills, but can also be known by the title Manor Hills. ()

Coordinates: 55°25'23"N, 3°23'2"W

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Moffat Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Annandale Way, Grey Mare's Tail, Broad Law, Grey Mare's Tail.

2.7 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Annandale Way
69 min walk • The Annandale Way is a captivating hiking trail that winds through the pastoral landscapes of the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway in the United Kingdom. This scenic route, which stretches for approximately 55 miles, offers hikers an opportunity to immerse...
3.8 miE
Trail, Waterfall, View point
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
97 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Broad Law
137 min walk • Broad Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second-highest point in the Southern Uplands and the highest point in the Scottish Borders, it has an elevation of 840 metres, a prominence of 653 metres and an isolation of 81 kilometres.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
97 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
0.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
White Coomb
21 min walk • White Coomb is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Skeen
70 min walk • Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 10 miles to the north-east of Moffat and feeds the 60-metre high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall.
4.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Annanhead Hill
110 min walk • Annanhead Hill is a 478-metre summit in the Moffat Hills of Scotland. It lies on the boundary between the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway, 9 kilometres north of Moffat, in the Southern Uplands.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crown of Scotland Hill
109 min walk • The Crown of Scotland is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. At a relatively small elevation from the surrounding peaks, it is situated to the north of the Devil's Beef Tub and the town of Moffat.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Talla Reservoir
108 min walk • Talla Reservoir, located a mile from Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders, Scotland, is an earth-work dam fed by Talla Water. The reservoir is supplemented by water from the nearby Fruid Reservoir. It was opened in 1905.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Megget Reservoir
153 min walk • Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The 259 hectares reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fruid Reservoir
78 min walk • Fruid is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion. It is formed by damming the Fruid Water, and supplements the contents of Talla Reservoir, forming part of the water supply for Edinburgh.