Garelet Hill

Tucked away in the Moffat Hills, this broad, grassy summit offers a high-level perspective over the deep trench of the Talla Reservoir. Often overshadowed by the nearby 'Beef Tub' giants, it provides a quiet, undulating traverse between Talla Linfoots and the higher, rugged plateaus to the south.

• •The name likely derives from the Gaelic 'gearr' meaning short and 'leathad' meaning a slope, with the common Southern Uplands suffix 'Dod' describing its rounded, blunt profile.
• •The hill is a primary waypoint on the popular high-level circuit from the Talla Reservoir, usually paired with its neighbour Cape Law on the approach to Broad Law.
• •From the summit, you get a particularly sharp view across the valley to the steep, scree-scarred flanks of Gamehope Hill and the deep glacial trough of the Games Hope burn.
• •The plateau is characteristically featureless; in thick mist, the summit is often identified more by the increasing frequency of peat hags than by any sudden change in gradient.