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Cauldcleuch Head

Coordinates: 55°17′50″N 2°51′27″W / 55.297244°N 2.857426°W / 55.297244; -2.857426
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Cauldcleuch Head
Highest point
Elevation619 m (2,031 ft)[1]
Prominence256 m (840 ft)[2]
ListingMa,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y[3]
Naming
English translationScots: Head of the Cold Ravine [4][5]
Geography
Map
LocationScottish Borders, Scotland
Parent rangeRoxburghshire, Southern Uplands
OS gridNT 45656 00680
Topo mapOS Landranger 79

Cauldcleuch Head is a hill in an unnamed range of Roxburghshire hills north of Langholm, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The highest hill in this range, it has an isolation of approximately 26 km.[6] Parts of the Gorrenberry Jubilee Wood can be found in the Billhope glen to its southwest, where the easiest line of ascent is found.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Cauldcleuch Head".
  2. ^ "Cauldcleuch Head".
  3. ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  4. ^ "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: Cauld".
  5. ^ "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: DOST :: Cleuch".
  6. ^ "OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes". osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Gorrenberry Jubilee Wood". www.gorrenberry.org.uk.
  8. ^ "Cauldcleuch Head". www.hill-bagging.co.uk.

55°17′50″N 2°51′27″W / 55.297244°N 2.857426°W / 55.297244; -2.857426