Carsphairn and Scaur Hills

#4672 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Carsphairn and Scaur Hills are the western and eastern hills respectively of a hill range in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Ordnance Survey maps don't have a general name for the hill area as a whole. Also, Ordnance Survey use "Scar" rather than the local spelling of "Scaur" - the word is pronounced as "Scar" however. In their Landranger Series of maps, it requires four separate sheets to cover the area. ()

Coordinates: 55°13'1"N, 4°1'1"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Carsphairn and Scaur Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lochinvar, Craigdarroch.

6.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Lochinvar
158 min walk • Lochinvar is a loch in the civil parish of Dalry in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. It is located in the Galloway Hills, around 3.5 miles north-east of St. John's Town of Dalry. The loch formerly had an island on which stood Lochinvar Castle, seat of the Gordon family.
2.1 miSE
Reportedly haunted
Craigdarroch
53 min walk • Craigdarroch is a house near Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was the seat of the Chief of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons for 600 years. Built by William Adam in 1729 over the old house dating from the earliest records.