Peniestone Knowe

A grassy summit in the Ettrick Hills, rising to 551 metres above the Southern Uplands. The hill lies within an extensive area of rounded, sheep-grazed moorland typical of the Borders country, offering straightforward walking over open terrain. Its classification as a Donald Dewey reflects its modest prominence within this quietly attractive corner of the Scottish hills.

• •The name derives from 'Peniestone', likely from Scots dialect meaning 'pointed stone', combined with 'knowe', a common Borders term for a rounded hilltop or small hill—a somewhat contradictory pairing that may reflect both a summit cairn and the hill's overall gentle profile.
• •The hill sits within the traditional heartland of the Ettrick Shepherd, James Hogg, whose literary works and farming life were deeply rooted in these valleys during the early 19th century.
• •Peniestone Knowe is often climbed alongside neighbouring Ettrick Pen and Capel Fell, forming a circuit over the broad watershed between Ettrick Water and the Moffat Water system.