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Photo: Lochcraig Head, an 801m hill in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.

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Lochcraig Head

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Lochcraig Head rises to 801 m (2,628 ft) in Scottish Borders. It is listed among the 89 Donalds — hills of 2,000 feet in the Scottish Lowlands. Only three of the 57 hills the Albion Guide charts in Scottish Borders stand higher. Nearby hills include Molls Cleuch Dod and White Coomb.

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Photo: Molls Cleuch Dod, a 785m hill in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.

Molls Cleuch Dod

Donald

The fifth-highest mountain in Scottish Borders.

1.6 km W · Scottish Borders

Photo of Grey Mare's Tail, a waterfall in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Iconic

Grey Mare's Tail

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A 60-metre tail of water hanging in the Moffat hills, with wild goats on the crags and Loch Skeen hidden in the hanging valley above.

3.3 km SE · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

7.5 km SE · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of St Mary's Loch, a loch in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.

St Mary's Loch

Loch

Beloved of James Hogg and Walter Scott, the Borders' largest loch keeps Tibbie Shiel's old inn near its shore.

9.5 km NE · Scottish Borders

Photo: Devil's Beef Tub, a viewpoint near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Devil's Beef Tub

Viewpoint near Moffat

Deep natural hollow among the hills north of Moffat, once a hiding place for reivers' rustled cattle.

11.4 km SW

Photo of Moffat, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Moffat

Village

Former spa town at the head of Annandale, Europe's first Dark Sky Town and a gateway to the Southern Uplands.

14.9 km SW · Dumfries and Galloway