Lochlyoch Hill

Rising to 529 metres in the Culter Hills south of Edinburgh, this grassy summit offers a modest but satisfying climb through pastoral border country. The hill forms part of a rolling upland landscape, with straightforward access across open moorland typical of this less-travelled range between the Pentlands and the Lowther Hills.

• •The name 'Lochlyoch' derives from Scots, with 'loch' referring to a lake and 'lyoch' likely a variant of 'leuch' or 'laugh', an older Scots word for a low-lying wet area, suggesting the hill overlooks or is surrounded by marshy ground.
• •The Culter Hills, where Lochlyoch sits, take their name from the nearby village of Coulter, itself from the Brittonic 'cul-tir' meaning 'back land' or remote territory.
• •Lochlyoch Hill is often climbed alongside Culter Fell, the highest point in the range at 748 metres, forming a pleasant ridge walk across the Southern Uplands.