Southern Uplands - Hill Ranges

Hill Ranges

There are several ranges of hills within the Southern Uplands. From east to west these are:

• Cheviot Hills straddling the eastern end of the Anglo-Scottish border.
• Lammermuir Hills south of Dunbar.
• Moorfoot Hills south of Edinburgh.
• Tweedsmuir or Manor Hills south of Tweedsmuir.
• Culter Hills south of Biggar.
• Moffat Hills north-east of Moffat.
• Ettrick Hills south of Moffatdale.
• Lowther Hills between Clydesdale/Annandale and Nithsdale.
• Carsphairn and Scaur Hills between Nithsdale and the Glenkens.
• Galloway Hills west of the Glenkens. This is a large hill area lying between Loch Doon in the north and the Solway Firth to the south and having the sub-ranges The Awful Hand, Dungeon Hills, Rhinns of Kells, Minnigaff Hills and the range around Cairnsmore of Fleet near the Solway coast.