Scotland
Hare Hill
601M
1970FT
About Hare Hill
Situated within the rugged Carsphairn Hills, this broad, grassy shoulder offers an uncrowded vantage point over the Southern Uplands. Often overlooked in favour of its higher neighbours, the summit provides an excellent perspective of the Water of Deugh valley and the sprawling, dark plantations of the nearby Galloway Forest Park.
Key Statistics
Rank
74th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Southern Uplands
Prominence
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75m
Nearest Town
New Cumnock
Geology
You are walking over a foundation of cooled molten rock and layers of gritty sandstone that once rested deep beneath the earth.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NS654097
Latitude
55.3636°N
Longitude
4.1237°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is thought to derive from the mountain hares that frequent these high moorlands, though in local Scots, 'hare' or 'hair' can also refer to a boundary marker or a greyish, frost-covered landscape.
- •A common approach starts near the bridge over the Water of Deugh, following the ridge-line to take in the neighbouring peaks of Beninner and the massive bulk of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn.
- •From the summit, the view west across the Ken valley reveals the distinctive jagged profile of the Rhinns of Kells, a granite range that contrasts sharply with the softer, grass-covered slopes of the Carsphairn group.
- •At exactly 600.6 metres, it is a hill that seems specifically designed to annoy those who only climb peaks measured in round numbers or imperial feet, missing the 2,000ft mark by less than ten metres.