Green Lowther

Green Lowther
Highest point
Elevation732 m (2,402 ft)[1]
Prominence424 m (1,391 ft)[2]
ListingMa,Hu,Tu,Sim, G, D,DN,Y[3]
Coordinates55°23′24″N 3°44′15″W / 55.38987°N 3.73754°W / 55.38987; -3.73754
Geography
Map
LocationSouth Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parent rangeLowther Hills, Southern Uplands
OS gridNS 90037 12027
Topo mapOS Landranger 71, 78

Green Lowther is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies in Lanarkshire, east of the town of Sanquhar. A microwave array once stood at the summit, however a telecommunications mast remains next to a transmitter station.[4] The private service road which makes its way up neighbouring Lowther Hill, continuing over Green Trough to the summit is the second highest paved road in Britain after Great Dun Fell in the Pennines and the highest road of any kind in Scotland.[5]

Subsidiary SMC Summits

Summit Height (m) Listing[6]
Cold Moss 628 Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN[7]

References

  1. ^ "Green Lowther". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Green Lowther".
  3. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  4. ^ Green Lowther: BT Microwave Sites
  5. ^ "The 13 highest roads to ride in the UK".
  6. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  7. ^ "Cold Moss".


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