| Name: | Great Hill |
| Hill number: | 5066 |
| Height: | 352.9m / 1158ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1746 Ballencleuch Law |
| County/UA: | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Topographical area: | SS02 Lowther-tinto |
| SMC/RHB section: | 27C: The Glenkens to Annandale |
| Catchment: | Annan, Catchment Boundaries, Nith |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman (Hu,Tu,3,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NX 94017 92299 |
| Summit feature: | ground 5m E of trig point |
| Drop: | 104m |
| Col: | 249m NX941954  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 78 (1:25k) 321 |
| Observations: | ground near mast at NX 93988 92286 is 0.5m lower; ground 100m NE at NX 94092 92369 is 1.9m lower |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 50 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parking at Loch Ettrick (NX944936). Forest roads to NX9413792155 where a grassy track ascends to the comms mast | Isbjorn | 16/08/2024 |
| A convenient hill to pick up on my way down to catch the Dumfries bus on the A701 after a very enjoyable bothy night at Burleywhag to round out my five day trip up north with. | Alex C | 19/02/2024 |
| From Loch Ettrick following forest tracks to the summit trig with nearby mast | Wayne Mac | 02/07/2022 |
| Good parking at track end S of Loch Ettrick. Followed forest roads to junction W of summit, then directly up under power lines. Trig point really could do with a clean up, and a paint. | Minto | 14/02/2022 |
| With Minto - see log. | NormanW | 14/02/2022 |
| From Loch Ettrick by the core path. Nice views today of Cairn Kinna. | 3 kinnears | 08/03/2021 |
| From the (locked) gate on S side Loch Ettrick. Walked forest roads all the way there, on return cut down over rough ground following power lines to pick up the forest road at NX 9383 9236 for the walk out. | jonglew | 29/11/2020 |
| From Lock Ettrick to north, olrnty parking at track start. Followed in spiral to mast and trig. Good views to Queensbury. | N.Morters | 24/09/2020 |
| From Loch Ettrick, with Marion, Andrew, Louise and Isabella. | richtea5040 | 19/07/2020 |
| First hill for me since Toots made herself known! Happy walk with Richard, Marion, Andrew and Toots in her rucksack. | Louise | 19/07/2020 |
| Parked at Loch Ettrick and followed tracks to top - slightly off putting sign to Ae (although map convinced me). Trig tucked behind branches. | SS | 08/06/2020 |
| Parked at the start of the forest track opposite Loch Ettrick (the hill is sign posted across the road). Followed the forest tracks, then moss/grass/died back bracken for a short distance towards the mast and summit. Clear of trees once you leave the track. | LizH | 16/03/2020 |
| From Loch Ettrick with forest track most of way. | RobertP | 23/11/2018 |
| An easy walk, mostly on forest tracks. | David Purchase | 01/04/2017 |
| Gate open today drove up to within 200m of the top. | robertphillips | 01/08/2016 |
| Mountain bike along forest trails | cjo | 21/02/2016 |
| Great Hill, White Hill Auchencairn Height | borderterrier | 03/10/2015 |
| Unmemorable trudge on forest roads. Should have used my bike. | Martin R | 09/09/2013 |
| In gloves on very well used forest road to new wind farm. When the road veered south I went straight uphill over rough stuff, tree brash, etc. to the top at 9.15. Large mast and an iron shed. | arranc | 07/05/2012 |
| Parked at start of track from Loch Ettrick. | chrisbien | 25/09/2010 |
| Simple if uninspiring walk in from Loch Ettrick, decent views of Queensbury, Criffel and Cumbrian coast, despite heat haze. | agentmancuso | 16/08/2010 |
| RHW | 29/04/2006 | |
| Jim B | 18/05/2024 | |
| interloper | 12/05/2022 | |
| Rambling Ray | 20/04/2022 | |
| cmac | 14/11/2021 | |
| Adrian | 29/11/2020 | |
| ajwxyzt | 19/07/2020 | |
| Downhillcharger | 19/07/2020 | |
| PeterAH | 16/03/2020 | |
| 49pp | 20/02/2020 | |
| Lindsay M | 08/02/2020 | |
| Tom Mundell | 10/02/2019 | |
| sarah mundell | 10/02/2019 | |
| Trekking toes | 10/02/2019 | |
| AndyS | 23/12/2018 | |
| Andrew Simmons | 27/09/2018 | |
| mae | 28/02/2016 | |
| Dave Geere | 25/10/2015 | |
| Alan Whatley | 23/09/2015 | |
| carole engel | 25/09/2014 | |
| bjewing | 20/07/2014 | |
| iaindbrown | 02/05/2014 | |
| irobbo | 22/11/2013 | |
| chalky1953 | 03/07/2013 | |
| Kiltie | 09/05/2013 | |
| Steve Q | 16/10/2012 | |
| Colin Crawford | 14/08/2008 | |
| fasgadh | 15/03/2004 | |
| Katrina89 | blank |