Mid Height

A grassy summit in the rolling Lowther Hills, Mid Height sits at 555 metres in the heart of southern Scotland's upland country. Its straightforward name reflects the honest, unadorned character of these hills. Often climbed alongside neighbouring Donalds, it offers typical Lowther terrain of smooth, open ridges and wide skies.

• •The name 'Mid Height' is refreshingly literal, reflecting its position between higher and lower ground in the Lowther range rather than any pretension to grandeur.
• •As a Donald Dewey, this hill sits just above the 500-metre threshold that defines these southern Scottish summits, a classification honouring Percy Donald who catalogued Scotland's hills between 2000 and 2500 feet.
• •The Lowther Hills form a broad, whale-backed massif that was once a significant lead and gold mining area, with workings scattered throughout the range from medieval times through to the 20th century.
• •Mid Height is often tackled as part of a high-level ridge walk linking several Donalds, with the gently graded slopes making for relatively swift progress compared to the rockier Highlands further north.