Merrick is a Corbett of 843 m in Dumfries and Galloway. Of all the Donalds profiled here, it is the highest.
It is the highest of the 12 register hills recorded in Dumfries and Galloway; the next is White Coomb at 821.6 m, 21.4 m lower. Nothing higher stands within 70.8 km; the nearest higher summit is Goatfell (875 m), to the north-west. It is also on the county tops list, as the highest point of its historic county. In the database's Carrick and Galloway region it is the highest of nine register hills, above Corserine and seven others. The key col lies 123.1 km away to the east, at 138 m. Its drop is the 9th greatest among the Corbetts, behind Goatfell at the top. It counts towards four lists: Corbetts, Donalds, Marilyns and county tops. Its drop of 705 m is 84% of its height: the col linking it to higher ground is only 138 m above sea level. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Kirriereoch Hill, reaches 786.8 m.
