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Name: | Castle Hill |
Hill number: | 5120 |
Height: | 483m / 1585ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1870 Gathersnow Hill |
RHB Section: | 28B: The River Tweed to the English Border |
County/UA: | South Lanarkshire |
Catchment: | Clyde |
Class: | Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
Grid ref: | NS 94469 22285 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground near pile of stones |
Drop: | 101m |
Col: | 382m NS951230 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 71 72 (1:25k) 329 |
Observations: | area around pile of stones is flat |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 82 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Used the track to the mast which continues most of the way to the high point. A fine viewpoint. | hillsman | 07/04/2023 |
On way down south. Super little hill with green path most of the way. | Crumblie2 | 21/11/2022 |
Half day stop off here at Abington services travelling down to Moffat on the X74 Stagecoach bus. Outstanding view down to Crawford and the Clyde with sunbeams shining through lighting up the valley. | Alex C | 26/10/2022 |
Parked approx 200mtrs up track on flat grassy area. | Anton | 29/08/2022 |
Bombed over from Tewsgill Head. Very quick and easy descent on grassy terrain, after briefly contouring on an ATV track to the NW. | Wycombe Wanderer | 31/12/2021 |
From the bridge over the railway on the road to the SW, using part of the mast track and part of the ATV route to the high point. | NormanW | 14/11/2021 |
Verge parking opp Cold Chapel Farm (NS 9366 2474). Field gate ~40m S along the road, then straight up onto White Hill, across to Tewsgill Hill then a near enough direct line across to here, making use of a good quad track off the Roman Rd starting NS 9509 2309. Dropped down to minor rd through the clear felled Southwood Plantation. Pleasant 9km round. | jonglew | 04/10/2021 |
Using 2 cars, a nice linear walk, which saved 4km of road walk back. Up firm grassy track to mast then onto Castle Hill, Tewsgill, Hawkwood, Rome, and Sowen, and down to Normangill on windfarm road. | Minto | 01/10/2021 |
Linear walk (2 cars). Mast track onto Castle Hill, Tewsgill, Hawkwood, Rome, and Sowen. Weather much better than forecast. Fine and dry though showers all around. Blown along the ridge! With JW, B,B and R. | jenx | 01/10/2021 |
easy bag on a cycle from abington to camps. wish it had been clearer, bet this hill has cracking views north. | hils | 05/07/2021 |
With Claire. Parked on the verge by the railway underpass near the start of the track up to the transmitter, approx NS941212. Choice of ATV tracks from the transmitter lead to the top. | MickyRoss | 15/05/2021 |
From Abington with Tewsgill Hill | Iloveducks | 25/04/2021 |
From Abington. Along road and up transmitter track. Onto Raggengill Hill then down onto roman road and back | DaveGraham | 13/03/2021 |
Followed the road to the mast and then the ATV track to the summit. Decent views if you can ignore the motorway and the turbines! | DrumalbinView | 21/08/2020 |
Parked at Raggengill Burn, then up tracks and over some boggy ground to summit. Carried on to Tewsgill hill. | LizH | 02/10/2019 |
Parked at Raggengill Burn as others then track, sheep trods and ATV tracks to summit. Cut back across the flank of the hill. | SS | 15/09/2019 |
Good place to park by the Raggengill Burn - also a good track from here. Soon left the track and headed straight up Raggengill Hill - mostly on short grass. Walked across to Castle Hill, where there is a wide view - pity about the wind turbines. Headed for Tewsgill Hill. | JohnW | 09/04/2019 |
From Abington car park with Debs and Tali enroute to Nettie's for new year. | Mountain Goat | 29/12/2018 |
Start of circuit to White Hill. Parked at roadside just S of Raggensgill burn. Well grazed hill with short grass made for easy ascent and excellent views. Windy. | Thearlaichdubh | 30/12/2016 |
Circular grassy summit with highest point on NE edge. NW slope easier going than the NE ridge. | RichardM | 11/11/2016 |
A cold stroll en route to Weem RHS meet over rough boggy grass , combined with Tewsgill Hill. From NW, west end of track going between the two. | Denise | 11/11/2016 |
From S, on return from Highlands | RobertP | 02/05/2016 |
From SSW. Easy parking. | jimbloomer | 26/02/2016 |
With Mark 'Sausage Man' Loughran. We bagged the 431m summit first, then finished on Raggengill Hill (475m). | Dangerous Dave | 12/06/2015 |
round of castle hill and tewsgill hill from the west near small wood. | robertphillips | 17/04/2015 |
After Tewsgill. Just as wet. | Martin R | 01/01/2014 |
Abington-Castle Hill-Tewsgill Hill-Rome Hill-Whitelaw Brae-Duncangill Head-Windgate Bank-Hudderstone-Cowgill-Wiston. | campagvelocet | 20/08/2013 |
See Tewsgill Hill. Heavy rain on descent gingerly downhill on slippery grass to a col and steeply up to Raggengill Hill to get my bearings. Used GPS to judge that the top of this hill was 800m away. Used buggy tracks every so often if they were going the way I wanted to. To the top at 15.20. 4 stones in a modest pile marked the top. Rain and the cold wind spoilt what is probably a nice view. Constant noise from the motorway at the foot of the hill. | arranc | 11/05/2012 |
Park car in Abington CP as minor roads very icy. Ascend as described by Chris B. before returning over Raggengill Hill and Castle Hill. Lovely cool bright blue sky day with yesterday's snow still on frozen ground. Top is to north of pile of stones. | Dugswell2 | 19/02/2012 |
roughish grass. from SW, muddy track (locked gate) to mast then tussocky ascent | RHW | 18/11/2011 |
A wet walk up track from south to transmitter. Don't try to get to foot of track with a minibus! | chriswatson | 15/03/2011 |
With Tewsgill Hill | fasgadh | 13/03/2011 |
From the pass below TH went steeply up on and beside a track. Awkward underfott on RH until found a track towards CH. Back to RH and down a track then sheep trods to Roman road and straight track. | chrisbien | 21/02/2010 |
Up track from S with Alexander in backcarrier. | agentmancuso | 19/03/2005 |
Track from Gair Gill to Mast. Faint path through tussocks to Summit. Great view. With the F.C. | The Captain | blank |
David84 | 25/04/2023 | |
Matt | 10/04/2023 | |
pattoland | 19/02/2023 | |
Berkscire874 | 11/02/2023 | |
buggerlugs | 13/11/2022 | |
stevent0809 | 04/11/2022 | |
49pp | 16/10/2022 | |
interloper | 16/10/2022 | |
Fletch | 16/10/2022 | |
IMacd45 | 01/08/2022 | |
Tricky | 24/01/2022 | |
Rambling Ray | 30/05/2021 | |
Tom Mundell | 05/09/2020 | |
Trekking toes | 05/09/2020 | |
PeterAH | 02/10/2019 |