Hart Fell

Situated in the rolling landscape of Dumfries and Galloway near Boreland, this modest summit is a quiet Hump with a distinct identity from its larger namesake to the north. Rising to 331 metres, it offers a straightforward ascent through rough pasture, providing clear, elevated views across the valley of the Water of Milk.

• •The name derives from the Old English 'heort', meaning a stag, combined with the Old Norse 'fjall' for a hill, indicating its historical status as deer stalking ground in a region where Norse and Anglian languages overlapped.
• •Though it shares a name with the 808-metre Corbett near Moffat, this southern Hart Fell is a much lower summit located in the undulating farmland of the former county of Dumfriesshire.
• •The summit offers a specific vantage point over the Water of Milk valley, and on clear days, the distant fells of the Lake District are visible across the Solway Firth to the south.
• •It is the perfect choice for the walker who wants to tell friends they have 'bagged Hart Fell' while avoiding the significantly more strenuous 500-metre climb required for its northern neighbour.