Scotland
Corse Hill
376M
1234FT
About Corse Hill
As the highest point in East Renfrewshire, this broad moorland summit is now defined by the colossal Whitelee Wind Farm. While the industrial scale is modern, the view remains classic; looking west, the jagged silhouette of the Arran hills rises clearly over the Firth of Clyde beyond the spinning turbines.
Key Statistics
Rank
446th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Southern Uplands
Prominence
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173m
Nearest Town
Auldhouse
Geology
You are walking on ancient lava flows of the Dumdruff Hill formation. These layers consist of dark, crystal-rich basalt and other hardened volcanic rocks.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NS598464
Latitude
55.6914°N
Longitude
4.2313°W
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Corse' is a Scots variant of 'Cross,' suggesting the summit once served as a site for a stone cross or a significant boundary marker between historical landholdings.
- •The summit is crowned by a trig pillar and a prominent, spherical aviation radar station used for monitoring air traffic into Glasgow and Prestwick airports.
- •It serves as the high point of the Whitelee Wind Farm, the largest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom, which provides a vast network of gravel tracks popular with both walkers and cyclists.
- •On a clear day, the vista extends far beyond the turbines to include the Cumbrae islands, the distant Paps of Jura, and the peaks of the Southern Uplands to the south.
- •At exactly 1,234 feet high, it is arguably the most numerically satisfying summit in Scotland for walkers who appreciate a tidy set of statistics.