Scotland
Ewe Hill North Top
575M
1886FT
About Ewe Hill North Top
Tucked away in the quiet, rolling landscape of the Carsphairn Hills, this rounded shoulder offers a quintessential Southern Uplands experience. Its grassy, often pathless slopes require diligent navigation but reward walkers with a sense of isolation and expansive views over the neighboring high points of Ewe Hill and Windy Standard.
Key Statistics
Rank
100th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Carsphairn Hills
Prominence
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27
Nearest Town
Polskeoch
Geology
You are walking over a foundation of ancient sandstone and mudstone, crisscrossed by hidden veins of tough, granite-like rock.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NS655009
Latitude
55.2847°N
Longitude
4.1189°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is a straightforward reference to the region's long history of sheep farming; 'Ewe' is the Scots term for a female sheep, derived from the Old English 'eowu'.
- •This summit is situated on the high, boggy plateau that links the main 602-metre peak of Ewe Hill with the neighbouring summit of Meaul to the south.
- •From this vantage point, the horizon is dominated to the northwest by the extensive array of turbines at the Windy Standard wind farm, one of the oldest large-scale wind farms in Scotland.
- •While the name suggests a pastoral scene, the reality of the terrain involves navigating through a fair amount of 'moss-hags' and peat bogs common to this part of the Southern Uplands.