Kirriereoch Hill
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Kirriereoch Hill is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand
in the Southern Uplands
of southern Scotland
. It lies on the border of the old counties of Ayrshire
and Kirkcudbrightshire
, or the modern regions of Dumfries and Galloway
and South Ayrshire
. Kirriereoch Hill was formerly classified as a Corbett
and Marilyn but has now been deleted from these lists due to not achieving the 150m prominence criterion.
Range of the Awful Hand
The Range of the Awful Hand is a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland named due to their resemblance to the fingers of a hand. The hills, starting at the 'thumb' are:*Benyellary *Merrick *Kirriereoch Hill...
in the Southern Uplands
Southern Uplands
The Southern Uplands are the southernmost and least populous of mainland Scotland's three major geographic areas . The term is used both to describe the geographical region and to collectively denote the various ranges of hills within this region...
of southern Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It lies on the border of the old counties of Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
and Kirkcudbrightshire
Kirkcudbrightshire
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....
, or the modern regions of Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
and South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway....
. Kirriereoch Hill was formerly classified as a Corbett
Corbett
Corbett may refer to:* Corbett, Oregon, a community in the United States* Hill lists in the British Isles#Corbetts, a Scottish term for hills between 2500-3000 feet* Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand, northern India...
and Marilyn but has now been deleted from these lists due to not achieving the 150m prominence criterion.