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Name:Craighead Hill
Hill number:13159
Height:429m / 1407ft
Parent (Ma):1740  Green Lowther
RHB Section:27C: The Glenkens to Annandale
Donald area:Lowther Hills
County/UA:South Lanarkshire
Catchment:Clyde
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:NS 92250 23896
Summit feature:no feature: ground between two masts on E side of fence
Drop:55m
Col:374m  NS921234  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 71 72
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 31 users)ByDate of Ascent
Parked at the old track to the quarry. Straight up from there. Very messy at the top with disused buildings and rubbish from the buildings. Just wish someone would clear this away once it is no longer neededAndrew Simmons03/09/2022
Parked just off the roundabout at J13 along towards the farm, but before the gate. Through 1st gate on track, up towards gate at top of field, then onto track. Easy as no livestock in fields - which won't always be the case.Minto25/02/2022
Parked at entrance to Craighead Quarry track. Up to quarry - at least part of it was used for the extraction of essexite which was used for curling stones - and then straight up to summit. Continued to Fagyad Hill, and then back via quarry. Breezy.vuirich22/02/2022
Parked in wide forestry entrance, just SW of the 286m spot height (NS 9087 2120). Walked NE on road ~330m then NW up to Drake Law and on to Fagyad Hill. From there followed fenceline along to Craighead Hill for a Topo Region P05 completion. On return dropped down to road south of Over Abington farm leaving 2k5 walk back to car.jonglew07/01/2022
With Claire. Parked on B7078 and followed transmitter access track to the summit. Back down direct to the car on good grass surface.MickyRoss15/05/2021
From roundabout via access track. Inversionbenalder28428/12/2020
Parked NS 91634 24339 track to quarry, straight up to summit.Anton28/08/2020
Parked at road junction to north west and through gate.ARM24/07/2020
Quick ascent to provide a break whilst driving south. Parked by the road junction to the north west.JohnW17/04/2019
Parked on pavement on roundabout and followed good tracks. Good views to SThearlaichdubh21/12/2018
From NW by quarry entrance.cjo05/05/2018
From the west, parked entrance to the quarry, windy on top.robertphillips15/02/2018
Walk up the track from motorway junction,sunny and windyvegibagger19/07/2017
HP was at wall, but generally level top of sheep pasture with two aerial compounds to east side of wall. . Descended to car at Duneaton Bridge over grassy pasture. From Black Hill. With Graham and R.Denise 18/04/2017
Good parking at start of minor to the NW. Through gate and up to summit. Back same way. With Ian & Alfie.Dangerous Dave17/12/2016
Straight up from roundaboutColin Crawford14/03/2015
Parked on the B7078 facing the roundabout then up track from roundabout into field and up hill to see Martin Richardson about to descend.Dugswell230/11/2014
BBRW. Early morning grab whilst waiting for the start of the main entertainment of the day.Martin R30/11/2014
By fence.Several aerials. Pasture.Adrian28/04/2014
P at quarry track end. Straight up Craighead Hill then to Fagyad Hill and diagonally down to quarry and back to car.chrisbien01/03/2014
On way back down from Drake Law.agentmancuso16/04/2006
stevent080913/01/2024
Matt10/04/2023
cmac03/03/2019
chalky195329/09/2018
maknipe17/12/2017
Lucky17/12/2017
RichardM18/04/2017
Dave Geere01/11/2016
Lindsay M11/12/2011
Ken_Stewart07/01/2009