Meaul

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Meaul
Highest point
Elevation695 m (2,280 ft)[1]
Prominence74 m (243 ft)[1]
ListingTu,Sim,D,GT,DN[2]
Naming
English translationScottish Gaelic: Bare or Heap [3][page needed][4]
Geography
LocationDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parent rangeRhinns of Kells, Galloway Hills
OS gridNX 50063 90978
Topo mapOS Landranger 77

Meaul is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is climbed from a number of directions; most commonly from Garryhorn near Carsphairn, often as part of a complete traverse of the ridge.[1]

Subsidiary SMC Summits[edit]

Summit Height (m) Listing[5]
Bow 613 Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Meaul". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide". www.hills-database.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Maxwell, Sir Herbert Eustace (1887). Studies In The Topography Of Galloway (PDF). Edinburgh: David Douglas – via National Library of Scotland.
  4. ^ "Place-Names of the Galloway Glens".
  5. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  6. ^ "Bow".