Range of the Awful Hand
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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 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...
named due to their resemblance to the fingers of a hand
Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered extremity located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs...
. The hills, starting at the 'thumb' are:
- BenyellaryBenyellaryBenyellary is one of the Galloway Hills, in the Range of the Awful Hand. Its peak is at an elevation of above sea level....
(719 m) - MerrickMerrick, GallowayMerrick is the highest mountain in the Southern Uplands of southern Scotland and is part of the Range of the Awful Hand.The shortest route of ascent is from the car park in Glen Trool...
(843 m) - Kirriereoch HillKirriereoch HillKirriereoch 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...
(786 m) - Tarfessock (697 m)
- Shalloch on MinnochShalloch on MinnochShalloch on Minnoch is a Corbett at the north end of the "Awful Hand" range in the Southern Uplands of southern Scotland.-References:...
(768 m)