Laght Hill

Rising to 507 metres in the Lowther Hills, this grassy summit sits in the rolling landscape of southern Scotland's uplands. A Donald Dewey and Tump, it offers typical Lowther terrain of gentle gradients and moorland walking, with the summit providing an unrestricted viewpoint across the surrounding dome-shaped hills of this quiet corner of Dumfries and Galloway.

• •The name 'Laght' likely derives from the Scots word 'lacht' or 'laich', meaning low-lying or hollow ground, an ironic name for a 507-metre summit that probably refers to the character of the land on its lower slopes rather than the hill itself.
• •As a Donald Dewey, Laght Hill falls into the category of Scottish hills between 500 and 609 metres with at least 30 metres of prominence, a classification that captures many of the Lowther Hills' quieter, less-visited summits.
• •The Lowther Hills form one of Scotland's most extensive areas of high moorland, yet remain remarkably quiet compared to the Highlands, with many summits like Laght Hill seeing only a handful of walkers each year.