Oxcleugh Rig

Rising to 518 metres in the Moffat Hills, this grassy ridge forms part of the northern arc of hills encircling the headwaters of the Ettrick Water. The summit lies on open moorland typical of the Southern Uplands, with broad slopes that demand steady navigation in poor visibility. A quiet corner of the Borders rarely visited except by classification baggers.

• •The name derives from Scots 'ox cleugh rig', describing a ridge above a steep-sided ravine where cattle were once grazed—'cleugh' being the Borders dialect term for a narrow valley or gorge.
• •As a Donald Dewey, it stands just high enough to meet the 500-metre threshold that separates genuine hills from the moorland humps that dominate much of the Southern Uplands.
• •The hill sits in remote country between the better-known Ettrick and Moffat valleys, part of a landscape shaped by centuries of Border sheep farming rather than the sporting estates common further north.