Scotland
Nutberry Hill
522M
1713FT
About Nutberry Hill
Tucked between Muirkirk and Douglas, this rounded Southern Upland Marilyn offers a quintessential moorland experience. Expect rough, often boggy ground and a distinct sense of isolation. From the summit trig pillar, views stretch across the Muirkirk valley to the distinctive Cairn Table and the sprawling wind farms of the Lanarkshire border.
Key Statistics
Rank
183rd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Southern Uplands
Prominence
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270m
Nearest Town
Coalburn
Geology
Underfoot lies the Patrick Burn Formation, consisting of a tough, muddy sandstone called wacke that forms the sturdy core of this fell.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NS743338
Latitude
55.5819°N
Longitude
3.9943°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is thought to derive from the Old English 'hnutu' (nut) and 'beorg' (hill or mound), suggesting that the lower, more sheltered cloughs of the hill were once home to hazel thickets.
- •It is often overlooked in favour of its popular neighbour, Cairn Table, but Nutberry’s status as a Marilyn ensures a much wider-ranging view that extends to the distinctive cone of Tinto in the east.
- •The hill overlooks Hagshaw Hill, which in 1995 became Scotland’s first commercial wind farm, marking the local landscape's transition from a history of coal mining to renewable energy.
- •On an exceptionally clear day, the vista opens up to include the jagged profile of the Isle of Arran, visible far to the west across the Ayrshire coastline.
- •While the name Nutberry Hill sounds quaint and perhaps even edible, any walker attempting the ascent after a week of rain will find the primary local crop is actually deep, black peat-hag.