Scotland
Conscleuch Head
624M
2047FT
About Conscleuch Head
Tucked away in the remote heart of the Manor Hills, this rounded, peat-covered summit offers a quiet alternative to the more popular Dun Rig circuit. Expect heavy going through heather and moss, but the reward is a sense of deep isolation and clear views south across the Megget Reservoir.
Key Statistics
Rank
80th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Southern Uplands
Prominence
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25m
Nearest Town
Cappercleuch
Geology
You are walking over the Queensberry Formation. These slopes are built from layers of hardened sand and mud, mixed with clusters of smooth, rounded pebbles.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NT220262
Latitude
55.5240°N
Longitude
3.2363°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Scots word 'cleuch', meaning a steep-sided ravine or narrow valley, referring to the deep drainage channels carved into the slopes by the Conscleuch Burn.
- •Located in a particularly trackless stretch of the Southern Uplands, the summit is most often reached via a strenuous traverse from the Manor Valley or as a southern extension of the long Dun Rig horseshoe.
- •The summit offers a commanding perspective over the expansive Megget Reservoir to the south, with the massive, antenna-topped bulk of Broad Law dominating the western skyline.
- •Navigating this plateau requires crossing some of the most unrelenting peat hags and heather moorland in the region, where the lack of defined paths makes for slow, heavy progress.
- •It is the kind of summit where the most significant landmark is often your own footprint, freshly pressed into the black peat and likely to remain there for quite some time.