Craig Hill

Rising quietly above the village of Caddonfoot, this modest Southern Upland peak offers a classic Borders landscape of rolling grass and grazing land. The ascent provides an excellent vantage point over the Tweed Valley and the winding Caddon Water, making it a peaceful alternative to the busier Eildon Hills located to the east.

• •The name derives from the Gaelic 'creag' or the Scots 'craig', meaning a rocky outcrop or crag, suggesting that despite its grassy slopes, the hill once presented a more rugged profile to local inhabitants.
• •From the summit, walkers are rewarded with a clear view of the triple peaks of the Eildon Hills near Melrose and the sprawling town of Galashiels nestled in the valley below.
• •The hill is frequently climbed in tandem with its neighbour, Neidpath Hill, as part of a circular route through the Caddonbank plantations and the open moorland of the old Selkirkshire county.
• •While its classification as a 'Hump' (a hill with a hundred-metre prominence) sounds prestigious to dedicated peak-baggers, the local sheep remain entirely unimpressed by the achievement.