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Name: | Queensberry |
Hill number: | 1745 |
Height: | 697m / 2287ft |
RHB Section: | 27C: The Glenkens to Annandale |
Donald area: | Lowther Hills |
County/UA: | Dumfries and Galloway |
Catchment: | Annan |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Donald, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y) |
Grid ref: | NX 98909 99745 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 363m |
Col: | 334m NS914083 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 78 (1:25k) 321 329 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 372 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
7 Donalds & 2 Donald Tops from Kirkhope Cleuch - Comb Law, Rodger Law, Ballencleuch Law, Scaw'd Law, Glenleith Law, Wedder Law, Gana Hill, Earncraig Hill, Penbreck & Queensberry. Very wet underfoot return over the Lamb Hill ridge. 19.5 miles | Gary Heath | 06/03/2024 |
Round of Earncraig Hill and Queensberry from Burleywhag bothy. Two foot snow drifts on the latter | Colin Crawford | 30/01/2024 |
Good parking midpoint between Mitchellslacks and Locherben. From the former we followed the ROW through the farm then ATV route to Nether Dodd and on to The Law. Rougher going to Wee Queensberry and Queensberry, but still stretches of ATV route to help the ascents. Similar terrain over to Penbreck then followed the fence line to Capel Yetts then up to Earncraig Hill. More fence following to Gana Hill before the long stone track back to the van via Hard Hill and Locherben. | summitter | 16/10/2023 |
Repeat ascent. Circuit from Mitchellslacks: The Law, Queensberry, Penbreck, Earncraig Hill, Gana Hill. | vuirich | 15/10/2023 |
Followed Romans and Reivers route then wind farm access to Lamb Hill. Then pathless ascent up Queensberry Shoulder to summit. Long break there in the sunshine then back the same way. | SS | 13/05/2023 |
Parked on the grass verge just north of Mitchellslacks. Friendly wave from the farmer as I passed through the farm. Excellent track to the fence line after Brown Knowe, then straight up the good ATV track, although at about 470m the track splits and I unwittingly ended up contouring round to the east before realising my mistake. Retraced steps. | Owen B | 08/04/2023 |
Mitchellslacks - Wee Queensberry - Queensberry - Earncraig Hill - Gana Hill - Mitchellslacks | davidpettit84 | 06/04/2023 |
Exceptionally clear and sunny today, though really cold once I'd stopped for a few minutes at the top. Main objective of an overnight through-hike from Beattock to Lockerbie train station after being dropped off by Tony J on our way south from Oban. | Alex C | 27/03/2023 |
From good parking between Mitchel stacks and Locherban cottage. Five hill round, The Law, Queensberry, Penbreck, Earnscraig Hill and Gana Hill. Descended along Gana Shank ATV track to Locherban cottage and back to car. | Longwojo | 06/10/2022 |
From mitchellslacks followed the track all the way to just before the ruins of New House and New Burleywhag where an ATV track heads off straight to the summit. Returned the same way up to where you can go down to a track by the river and waterfalls which heads back to mitchellslacks and meets the outward path further along | Wayne Mac | 10/09/2022 |
2 of 5: From The Law. With Karen. | ChrisR | 08/08/2022 |
Parked at small lay-by near end of Mitchellslacks farm road. Through farm, then farm track to NX97289849 from where a very handy ATV track goes to summit. Back via Law Hill. | willyross | 22/06/2022 |
With J from Mitchellslacks on bright day. Parked at RoW signs & then over bridge near farm. Lot of new-ish signs about parking & no entry due to lambing. Turned R immediately after the bridge, passed just to L of Mitchellslacks cottage on right of way for Beattock (& therefore ignored sign plonked on that) & worked way round outside of farm perimeter walls. Perhaps farm should take different approach to walkers by directing them this way. This lands at junction of tracks in SMC book route which is misleading. We skipped Wee Q & therefore took lower track which peters out near steep ravine. So up field to meet upper track. About 300m short of New House, ATV track leads R steeply at first to Queensberry. Continued on small path over Penbreck following fences & recent fell race signs to Earncraig Hill. Descent due S picks up useful ATV track to Burleywhag bothy. Followed upper track back to start. Skylarks & meadow pipits everywhere & heron flying up burn to Burleywhag. | NotReallyABagger | 29/05/2022 |
another windy day | oatcake | 23/04/2022 |
Daer Reservoir Donalds, parking at Kirkhope Cleuch around midday on Saturday 2nd April, I headed up Coomb Law (645m, Donald), then around to Rodger Law (688m, Donald Top) & along to Ballencleuch Law (689m, Donald & Graham). Then Scaw’d Law (663m, Donald), some heather bashing to get ‘directly’ to Glenleith Fell (612m, Donald Top), followed by a track to top of the Glenleith Burn & up to Wedder Law (672m, Donald), I carried on to Gana Hill (668m, Donald) and down to the Burleywhag Bothy, where I camped & chatted with 3 guys who already had the fire going inside. Sunday 3rd April, late / lazy start, up to Queensberry (697m, Donald & Graham), then via Penbreck & some peat hags to Earncriag Hill (611m, Donald). The plan was to follow the north ridge, over Lamb Hill & Over Law to Crookburn Farm, but I got feed up with the peat hags & descended west to ford the Daer Water and join the track to Kirkhope then the public road back to the car for 16:00. Great trip. | chillyman8 | 03/04/2022 |
Chris | Hutchie | 04/11/2021 |
Parked on verge by RoW sign; dropped down to farm track and all to way to the gate 300m before New House. Straight up for 100 of very steep slope. Easy going to summit. | m0jla | 13/09/2021 |
Circular including Queensberry. Parking for two cars on main road, just past turnoff to Mitchellslacks, at 96456 96052. Followed the right of way path up Nether Dod, then steep drop before climbing Wee Queensberry. Lunch, then up Queensberry itself. Faint tracks mostly, some rough ground. Descended via Penbreck, then back along the track in the valley bottom. Picked off The Law on the way. Cloudy, thank God, or we’d have fried in the heat. Great views. Not a soul seen all day. Bothy looked great at head of valley! Must return... | Toby-and-Dion | 29/05/2021 |
ACW round of Wee Queensberry, Queensberry, Penbreck, Earncraig Hill and Gana Hill from Mitchellslacks, walking outside the east side of the intake walls to avoid disturbing lambing ewes, making heavy weather of finding a good line to Wee Queensberry, over its twin summits and on without further incident until traversing from the gravelled track down Gana Hill to cross the wooden bridge over the Capel Burn to Mitchellslacks. I made the mistake of cutting down from the first bend in the track rather round the second, my penance being to pick my way down a steep and very narrow grassy arete to the bridge. | Nick Down1 | 24/04/2021 |
From Mitchellslacks via Nether Dod and Wee Queesberry. Nether to Wee (2km line of sight) was over rough ground, lot of up and down, whereas Wee to here (2km line of sight) was quite pleasant. Return to start from here picking up The Law on the way. | jonglew | 22/11/2020 |
From Mitchellslacks - track north - skirted The Law then rose onto Craih Hill and Wee Queensbury (and trig) - Peace Knowe - Queensbury summit (with its cairn OS intersection point) - Penbreck - Capel Yattes - Berry Rigg - Earncraig Hill - dropped to Burleywhag then followed valley back to Mitchellslacks (Wild Goats grazing on the slopes opposite The Law). | briandavies | 18/10/2020 |
From the M6 side. Cycled by windfarm tracks to to NX994989, up to summit and back in 54mins from there. En route Edinb to Wilms. | Rounsfell | 12/09/2020 |
12.5 mile circular taking in Gana Hill, Earncraig Hill, Penbreck, Queensberry, Wee Queensberry, The Law and Nether Dod on a sunny/high cloud day saw no one throughout. From Penbreck we crossed an easy but slightly wet peat hag area then followed fenceline just before ascended the final slope up to summit, great views taking in a lot of the Southern Uplands including Merrick, Broad Law, White Coomb, Cairnsmore of Fleet and Tinto as well as Skiddaw and others in the Lake District, we were guessing that on a nice Saturday like today there may be a few more people over in the Lakes then here! Onto Wee Queensberry. | DanTrig | 01/08/2020 |
From Daer Reservoir via Earncraig. | Iloveducks | 19/07/2020 |
Parking at end of entrance road to Mitchellslacks at NX96529597. Track used by lorries so do not obstruct drive. One space on verge a few hundred metres NW up public road, on the NE side of road. 
Follow track to Mitchellslacks. Met very cheerful farmer and his many dogs and had a good chat. 
Pass farm on the NE side to gate and into field system NX96529632. 
Follow track through gates to reach open hillside at NX97539668. Take right hand track, up hill. New track on left runs parallel to wall, ignore. 
Continue on track, past The Law to gate at NX97289849. 
Leave the track and head straight uphill ENE following obvious ATV track to where the slope eases. Continue following ATV track now heading N and NE across easier ground to final slightly steeper climb to the summit. In thick mist the flat top could make it tricky to find the substancial sumit cairn and shelter - caution. | geralddavison | 13/03/2020 |
From Michellslacks. Fence line from Earncraig Hill. | Moorponder | 11/10/2019 |
From Mitchellslacks. Climbed via Wee Queensbury - no real path to summit. Followed a wet one down. | jigglybones | 03/10/2019 |
ROC C day 1 | nix_snilloc | 28/09/2019 |
From Mitchellslacks. The Law, Wee Queensberry, Queensberry, Penbreck, Earncraig Hill, Gana Hill, Hard Hill & Haggie Hill. A good day out with Ian. | Dangerous Dave | 17/08/2019 |
fa, solo, warm and sunny, still wet under foot till the forestry tracks were reached, 18.5km, 5hrs 43m, burleywhag bothy to moffat, burley bog, grit hill and straight to the summit of queensberry, descended via a fence line through pot of Ae, into the forest to pick up the forestry tracks, romans and rivers route to moffat, via tracks minor roads and across a few fields | rum doodle | 10/06/2019 |
Ring of Donalds from and back to kirkhope in Daer valley. Last in day. views included Galloway hills and Skiddaw. | IanHHill | 20/05/2019 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 12/05/2019 |
Via The Law and Wee Queensbury | Clach Liath | 19/04/2019 |
From Mitchellslacks, route from SMC Grahams and Donalds book | Crib Goch | 13/04/2019 |
From Mitchellstacks via Wee Queenberry to Queensberry then out to Harestanes Heights and Mid Height coming back over Earncraig Hill and Gana Hill. Track down starts at summit, not as per OS. Windy but cracking day. | SS | 13/04/2019 |
An easy solo climb up from Wee Queensberry. Great views apart from the many turbines. Headed to Penbreck. | bolton | 28/03/2019 |
From Mitchellslacks, up ATV track and then over The Law followed by steady plod to the summit. Breezy and cold but good views of numerous windfarms and muirburning. On to Earncraig, Gana to return via Burleywhag bothy. | MichaelF | 26/03/2019 |
Solo from P near Mitchellslacks Farm, up track N: took first L fork which track ended at bridge over Capel Burn then a sheep path high up on E bank - abandoned by climbing over stile E to find the correct track taking me to atv track up Q: the old sign pointing to Q has gone. A quick break at cairn then onto Penbreck and down to Capel Yetts col with Earncraig. Bright day with cold N wind. First visit was with J on 11/10/2010; a glorious sunny day. | jacobus | 25/03/2019 |
Usual route from Mitchellslacks road end. Operated short wave radio from summit for SOTA. | G4OBK (Phil) | 22/02/2019 |
Mitchelslack, anticlockwise | Flatfield | 16/02/2019 |
From Mitchellslacks. It looked like an easy cycle up as far as the ruins at New House but when I tried it a few months ago the track was so diabolical that I saved no time, then turned back with heat exhaustion. This time I walked in, only to find the track had been repaired and would have been a nice cycle ride. Continued up a quad track leading around the north of Grit Hill and approached summit from the west, giving much desired shelter from a chilly east wind. | Topographer57 | 29/10/2018 |
Yet another visit to Queensberry, whilst staying at Burleywhag bothy | Colin Crawford | 25/10/2018 |
Final Donald of the day of three. Great views and sunny out of the wind besides the cairn. Penultimate Donald. | Play2End | 06/10/2018 |
From Mitchellslacks. Also included Earncraig Hill and Gana Hill. | PGCE | 23/09/2018 |
Parked in very wide entrance to Mitchellslacks at 9653 9595 & up Wee Queensberry - From Wee Queensberry, ATV track down to col & a short distance up lower slopes of Queensberry - Track disappeared so, where possible, tried to avoid tussocky areas on long climb up to the summit cairn. Continued to Earncraig Hill & Gana Hill. (S) | gerrybowes | 01/05/2018 |
Anti-clockwise route of the 3 Donalds from Mitchellslack. With Gavin. | MorecambeMonkey | 24/02/2018 |
Great Viewpoint | thekirkie pirate | 23/02/2018 |
Alone, Glenleith Fell to Queensbury. | Grinner | 09/09/2017 |
ghaley | 23/04/2017 | |
A very enjoyable walk despite thick mist and drizzle. From Mitchellslacks, around the back of The Law, via High Church (good rocky scenery and a pond), Craih Hill (triffids) and Wee Queensberry, which is a nice hill and should not be missed. A triffid-plagued col, unable to find a good line in mist so just bludgeoned my way through the tussocks, and then an easy climb off piste to Queensberry. Down via an easy ATV track to pick up the outward track below New House. And for afters? A quick pog up The Law. It had to be done, and is well worthwhile. Was it just the mist concealing something nasty, or is this one of the few areas in Southern Scotland that has not been sacrificed for our insatiable desire for electricity? | Gill | 17/02/2017 |