Martour Hill

Rising to 503 metres in the Carsphairn Hills, this grassy summit forms part of a quiet range between Nithsdale and the Galloway uplands. The hill qualifies as a Dodd and Donald Dewey, attracting walkers seeking the less-travelled corners of southwest Scotland's moorland country.

• •The name likely derives from the Scots 'mair' meaning moor or bog, combined with 'tour' suggesting a lookout point or prominent feature – fitting for a hill overlooking the peat moorlands of this corner of Dumfries and Galloway.
• •As a Donald Dewey, Martour Hill sits in the height band between 500 and 609 metres, a classification introduced by Percy Donald and later refined by Michael Dewey to catalogue Scotland's middling hills.
• •The Carsphairn Hills remain one of Scotland's quietest hill ranges, offering extensive ridge walking without the crowds found on more celebrated ranges to the north.