Wyndburgh Hill

Rising to 507 metres in the Roxburgh hills of the Scottish Borders, this modestly classified summit offers a quiet ascent through rolling terrain typical of the region. The summit rewards those who make the journey with views across the Borders landscape, though this is a hill more often visited by completists than casual walkers.

• •The name Wyndburgh combines the Old English 'wynd' meaning wind or winding, with 'burgh' meaning fortified place or hill, suggesting either an exposed summit or perhaps a site of an ancient fortification now lost to time.
• •As a Donald Dewey, this hill sits in that category of Scottish summits between 500 and 609 metres with a prominence of at least 30 metres, named after Percy Donald who compiled the original list.
• •The grid reference NT552038 places Wyndburgh Hill firmly in the quieter eastern reaches of the Southern Uplands, well away from the more frequented peaks further west towards Moffat and the Grey Mare's Tail.