Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Windy Hill
Height: 278m / 912ft • Prominence: 278m / 912ft • Summit : no feature: ground 10m N of trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
1447 Windy Hill
Came across on the 07:55 ferry from Wemyss Bay, park in the layby below Shalunt. Up track and onto hill to Windy Hill and trig then onto Kames Hill before heading done to the road and back to the car. Name:Windy Hill Hill number:1447 Height:278m / 912ft Section:19C: Loch Fyne to Bute and the Firth of Clyde County/UA:Argyll and Bute (UA) Island:Bute Maritime Area:Firth of Clyde to Mull of Kintyre Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), SIB Grid ref:NS 04358 69853 Summit feature:no feature 10m N of trig point Drop:278m Col:Sea
28-Nov-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
windyhill marilyn hump tump sib p278 windyhilltrigpoint islandbute 30512494544
Windy Hill Trig Point
Grid reference NS 04349 69850 Type : Pillar Condition : Good Flush Bracket : S8526 OSGB36 Station : NS04/T57 Current use : none Historic use : 3rd order T:UK waypoint : TP6989 County : Strathclyde Region Nearest town : ROTHESAY
28-Nov-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
windyhill marilyn hump tump sib p278 windyhilltrigpoint islandbute 30512558594
1447 Windy Hill a
28-Nov-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
windyhill marilyn hump tump sib p278 windyhilltrigpoint islandbute 31219771701
03 Sept 2014 Port Bannatyne Circular 14 Miles (77)
West Island Way , Northern section
03-Sep-14 • AJ Yakstrangler • flickr
scotland isleofbute argyllandbute yakstrangler 15023443830
03 Sept 2014 Port Bannatyne Circular 14 Miles (78)
West Island Way , Northern section Port Bannatyne and Rothesay
03-Sep-14 • AJ Yakstrangler • flickr
scotland isleofbute argyllandbute yakstrangler 15023543088
OS Map
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Photos
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
1447 Windy Hill
Came across on the 07:55 ferry from Wemyss Bay, park in the layby below Shalunt. Up track and onto hill to Windy Hill and trig then onto Kames Hill before heading done to the road and back to the car. Name:Windy Hill Hill number:1447 Height:278m / 912ft Section:19C: Loch Fyne to Bute and the Firth of Clyde County/UA:Argyll and Bute (UA) Island:Bute Maritime Area:Firth of Clyde to Mull of Kintyre Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), SIB Grid ref:NS 04358 69853 Summit feature:no feature 10m N of trig point Drop:278m Col:Sea
28-Nov-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
windyhill marilyn hump tump sib p278 windyhilltrigpoint islandbute 30512494544
Windy Hill Trig Point
Grid reference NS 04349 69850 Type : Pillar Condition : Good Flush Bracket : S8526 OSGB36 Station : NS04/T57 Current use : none Historic use : 3rd order T:UK waypoint : TP6989 County : Strathclyde Region Nearest town : ROTHESAY
28-Nov-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
windyhill marilyn hump tump sib p278 windyhilltrigpoint islandbute 30512558594
1447 Windy Hill a
28-Nov-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
windyhill marilyn hump tump sib p278 windyhilltrigpoint islandbute 31219771701
03 Sept 2014 Port Bannatyne Circular 14 Miles (77)
West Island Way , Northern section
03-Sep-14 • AJ Yakstrangler • flickr
scotland isleofbute argyllandbute yakstrangler 15023443830
03 Sept 2014 Port Bannatyne Circular 14 Miles (78)
West Island Way , Northern section Port Bannatyne and Rothesay
03-Sep-14 • AJ Yakstrangler • flickr
scotland isleofbute argyllandbute yakstrangler 15023543088
03 Sept 2014 Port Bannatyne Circular 14 Miles (79)
West Island Way , Northern section Port Bannatyne
03-Sep-14 • AJ Yakstrangler • flickr
scotland isleofbute argyllandbute yakstrangler 15209731552
03 Sept 2014 Port Bannatyne Circular 14 Miles (80)
West Island Way , Northern section. Port Bannatyne and Rothesay
03-Sep-14 • AJ Yakstrangler • flickr
scotland isleofbute argyllandbute yakstrangler 15209729192
Bute Forrest Isle of Bute 004
26-Jul-13 • Billy McKechnie new kit and back photographing • flickr
highlandcattle englishspringerspaniel isleofbute buteforrest 9370760159
Bute Forrest Isle of Bute 007
26-Jul-13 • Billy McKechnie new kit and back photographing • flickr
highlandcattle englishspringerspaniel isleofbute buteforrest 9373523076
Bute Forrest Isle of Bute 013
26-Jul-13 • Billy McKechnie new kit and back photographing • flickr
highlandcattle englishspringerspaniel isleofbute buteforrest 9370731345
If It Wisney Fur Yer Wellies
26-Jul-13 • Billy McKechnie new kit and back photographing • flickr
highlandcattle englishspringerspaniel isleofbute buteforrest 9370715267
Videos
The Isle of Bute and its highest point reached with my bike in April. 2020. This is part of the ascent phase.
Sunrise from the top of Windy Hill, The Isle of Bute ON Wednesday 6th May 2020.
Ferry cancellation, no visit to see Emily ( ) up onto Windy Hill instead.
A lovely afternoon on Windy Hill with the bike.
The Isle of Bute on a lovely sunny with the bike on top of Windy Hill..... 230m.
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.