Sowen Dod

A grassy summit in the Lowther Hills, rising to 546 metres northeast of the range's higher tops. The ascent is typically made from Glen Holm or as part of a longer ridge walk linking the surrounding Donalds. The broad summit plateau offers wide views across the Southern Uplands moorland.

• •The name 'Sowen Dod' combines 'sowen', likely from the Scots term for a food made from oat husks, with 'dod', a common Southern Upland dialect word for a rounded hilltop or bare summit.
• •Its classification as a Donald Dewey places it among Scotland's hills between 500 and 609 metres, a list compiled to capture the character of the Southern Uplands and other lower Scottish ranges often overlooked in favour of the Munros.
• •The hill sits within an area historically grazed for centuries, part of the extensive sheep farming landscape that has shaped the Lowther Hills since medieval times.