Scotland
Scaut Hill
586M
1923FT
About Scaut Hill
Tucked away in the Culter Hills, this rounded Southern Upland peak offers a classic stretch of high, grassy moorland. It is often reached as part of a sweeping ridge walk from Culter Fell, providing clear, unobstructed views across the Clyde Valley towards the distinctive, lonely cone of Tinto Hill.
Key Statistics
Rank
84th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Culter Hills and Tinto
Prominence
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23
Nearest Town
Wiston
Geology
You are walking over fine-grained volcanic rock called felsite. This formed long ago when molten magma cooled within ancient underground cracks.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NS965345
Latitude
55.5935°N
Longitude
3.6434°W
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Scaut' likely derives from the Scots word for bare or scoured, reflecting the wind-swept nature of these exposed upland grasses.
- •It is a key link in the Culter Fell horseshoe, a high-level circuit that traverses the boundary between South Lanarkshire and the Scottish Borders.
- •The summit serves as an excellent vantage point for surveying the headwaters of the Culter Water, which flows north to join the River Clyde near Lamington.
- •To the northwest, the view is dominated by the isolated massif of Tinto Hill, while to the south, the rolling tops of the Moffat Hills are visible on clear days.
- •Navigation here is often a matter of following the sturdy wire fence lines, which provide a reliable, if unromantic, guide through the frequent hill mists.