Hills of Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland) has 12 summits in this register, out of 770 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Merrick at 843 m; the median height is 713.9 m and the median drop 369 m.
On the lists: Donalds 12 · Marilyns 12 · Grahams 7 · Corbetts 4 · County tops 2
Dumfries and Galloway in brief
Its highest hill, Merrick, ranks 382nd of the 737 register hills in Scotland. The median hill here is 141.7 m lower than the Scotland median of 855.6 m. For three of its 12 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Merrick, whose nearest higher summit is Goatfell. By main list the hills are seven Grahams, four Corbetts and one Donald. Five have a trig point at or by the summit.
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All 12 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrick | 843 m | 705 m | Corbetts, Donalds, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 705 m |
| 2 | White Coomb | 821.6 m | 375 m | Corbetts, Donalds, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 375 m |
| 3 | Corserine | 814 m | 488 m | Corbetts, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 488 m |
| 4 | Cairnsmore of Carsphairn | 797 m | 582 m | Corbetts, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 582 m |
| 5 | Kirriereoch Hill | 786.8 m | 150.2 m | Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 150.2 m |
| 6 | Lamachan Hill | 716.7 m | 453 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 453 m |
| 7 | Cairnsmore of Fleet | 711.1 m | 522 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 522 m |
| 8 | Windy Standard | 697.9 m | 212 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 212 m |
| 9 | Queensberry | 697.1 m | 363 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 363 m |
| 10 | Millfore | 657 m | 250 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 250 m |
| 11 | Craignaw | 646 m | 151.3 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 151.3 m |
| 12 | Croft Head | 636.2 m | 194 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 194 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.