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Name: | Dungavel Hill |
Hill number: | 1681 |
Height: | 510m / 1673ft |
RHB Section: | 27A: Ayr to the River Clyde |
Donald area: | Culter Hills and Tinto |
County/UA: | South Lanarkshire |
Catchment: | Clyde |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,DDew,Y) |
Grid ref: | NS 94282 30555 |
Summit feature: | flat embedded rock |
Drop: | 222m |
Col: | 288m NS925312 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 71 72 (1:25k) 335 |
Observations: | ground 5m N over fence is 5cm lower, destroyed trig point c 4m SW and cairn c 3m S are both lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 282 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
No bull sign, but a hang glider and some parascenders. | Ben Rinnes | 24/03/2024 |
From cattle grid on west. No bull signs on the gate anymore | hummusg | 04/01/2024 |
Quick up-and-down with H. | harristhedog | 29/11/2023 |
From cattle grid. 40 minutes up and down. | Longwojo | 11/11/2023 |
From cattle grid on road to the west. | Winterfloodian | 24/08/2023 |
Over the gate besides the cattle grid to the W and along a worn grassy line to the top. | summitter | 20/07/2023 |
From the cattlegrid | LesH | 24/05/2023 |
From the cattlegrid. | Peterb | 22/05/2023 |
From the cattle grid | colazione | 18/11/2022 |
As others parked at the cattle grid, through the gate, follow the ATV then sheep tracks up to the ridge, up to the broken trig. and cairn. Nice views to Tinto. 1.5 miles 47mins walking time. | JulieB | 28/10/2022 |
From cattle grid, with Lesley. Great views, possibly the best viewpoint for Tinto and lighting was superb. | Nick Canute | 24/09/2022 |
Quick (44 min) bag from cattle grid on way home from Lewis & Harris | prwild | 21/09/2022 |
From the cattle grid. Intended to be a quick up and down on the long drive south, but it turned out that the B7055 was closed, which meant driving back to J12 and round to J13, then left at Roberton. | Owen B | 29/08/2022 |
From the cattle grid. It's a 30 minute hike up steepish hillside to a broken/snapped trig. Very easy 1 hour bag. | Jhimmy | 29/08/2022 |
From the cattle grid like most others | G0HIO | 10/08/2022 |
Wind assisted from cattle grid to west. | Wycombe Wanderer | 06/08/2022 |
Straight up from the cattle grid to the west, following path then through long, wet grass to the top. Return much the same way. | the pigguy | 02/08/2022 |
From the cattle grid like most others. Bagged with Alex Jenkins. | assynt_bob | 24/07/2022 |
From cattlegrid through beautiful meadoes filled with wild flowers. Return same way. Chatted with small holder ….wi ginny | VerySlowPlodder | 06/07/2022 |
From the cattle grid - where else? Pleasant walking over flower-spangled grassy slopes. | Nick Down1 | 25/06/2022 |
2 of 2: From the cattle grid. With Karen. | ChrisR | 30/04/2022 |
from Cattle Grid! | jef | 22/08/2021 |
From cattle grid at NS932305, through gate and directly up slope to summit, and return (sheep tracks help through tussock grass, old ATV track on upper section) | kdbennett | 24/05/2021 |
First outing for 2 months, post-Covid. From junc to NW, on to s4 South Top then Little Law & Roberton Law. | agentmancuso | 11/12/2020 |
After 3½ hour drive from the Lake District I really did not fancy, or more to the point my lower back did not fancy the steeper routes up either Dungavel Hill and/or Tinto from Wiston. 
So I decided to drive round to the north of Dungavel Hill, finding the apparently famous cattle grid and just go up Dungavel. 
Pleased I did, the gentle(ish) pace and ascent up the grassy NW tongue loosened up my back nicely. 
So much so I was tempted to carry on and go up Tinto by descending down to Wiston and up the steep side I did not fancy earlier. Well it should only take a couple of hours. 
Shame to see the trig pillar on it's side, but judging by established grass growth around shows it has been over for some time. | mntainman | 31/07/2020 |
From near junction at Low Gallowburn Plantation. Return via Wiston Mains. 6.5 miles. 1329 ft ascent. | DaveGraham | 11/06/2020 |
Parked by the legendary cattle grid. | Pete R | 29/02/2020 |
An easy and pleasant walk from the famous cattle grid. Nice easy path across the bogs, a steep scamper on easy grass, then a good path over to the top and the dead trig point. Fine views of Tinto. | Gill | 17/01/2020 |
With Dad. First hill with him in 5 years. Didn't know the Tinto Hill Race required pre-booking so we went up here instead, a hill I nearly climbed 3 years ago. Grassy plod. Didn't even break a sweat. | iangpark | 02/11/2019 |
From cattle grid to SW, out and back. Dry but ceiling of thick cloud which just touched top of Tinto. En route Edinb to Kirkstone Pass (and Ldn). Met paraglider on descent. | Rounsfell | 18/09/2019 |
2nd time. | russell61 | 08/07/2019 |
Parked at cattle grid, blustery with a minor rain shower on top. Trig point flat but both enjoyed the hill and its weather. Company: Louise Desbottes | iandesbottes | 24/03/2019 |
Up from the cattle grid on the single track road. Steep but fairly short. No bull despite the sign. | DrumalbinView | 02/02/2019 |
As others, parked by cattle grid at NS 93223 30574 - Over gate & headed NE to plantation & then up fence line to summit rock which lies alongside vandalised trig point & cairn. (S) | gerrybowes | 24/01/2019 |
The intimidating sign is still there! No livestock on the hill. From cattlegrid to the west. Back same way. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 21/01/2019 |
From cattle grid past 'The Bull' sign, then angled left to fence and up to destroyed trig. Returned on a similar line. | SS | 23/12/2018 |
Parked at the cattle grid at 933305. Ignored the Bull and calves sign which I assume is seasonal. Under one hour return with CM in good clear conditions. | bolton | 06/12/2018 |
From cattle grid. Not even a cowpat. With PM. | CJM | 06/12/2018 |
From cattle grid, toppled trig pillar at summit | cjo | 10/08/2018 |
From the cattle grid. No bull - just sheep. | clivevilla | 14/04/2018 |
Up from the cattle grid - the bovine excitement absent today. | Chris Peart | 20/10/2017 |
A quick walk up from the gate with the Bull warning sign. There was no Bull. Great views of Tinto, Culter Fell and the surrounding area as far as the Pentlands and southern highlands. | Chris Mac | 08/07/2017 |
From cattle grid at 315m contour, bull warning sign ignored. No bull present... Operated HF SOTA from top. | G4OBK (Phil) | 27/04/2017 |
From cattle grid to West, as others ignored no entry sign- didn't apply? as there were no cattle. Over to fence line then up- fine views as showers had just cleared. Went down to the gate at 928312 and walked back on road- drier, fewer moorland birds, no notice. My brother met the farmer at Newton- she seemed happy with his route up the ENE ridge and back down W of the shelterbelt that runs down to the road. | pwheeler | 01/04/2017 |
From cattle grid to West, as others ignored no entry sign. Across to fence line then up, no cattle today. | rhalstead | 29/12/2016 |
Repeat from highpoint of road to West. Below cattle grid at fence up hill. Choose best sude to avoid cattle. Through copse ans up hill. Good views. | nordicstar | 16/10/2016 |
Following Tinto ascent (Chris Watsons 1000th) earlier in the day....and by the post below following earlier ascent by Rick and Jen. Road highpoint in good weather. | N.Morters | 16/10/2016 |
Frisky cattle easily avoided by hopping the fence. | jenx | 16/10/2016 |
As others from road to west. There were cows on the fell side so gave them a wide berth. | Alan Caine | 27/07/2016 |
Solo, from the W. | amswanston | 14/07/2016 |