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OS Map of Culter Fell
Height: 748m / 2455ft • Prominence: 350m / 1148ft • Summit : trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
S1817 - Culter Fell
NT052290, LR72. HISTORY The original trig pillar on Culter Fell was built with flush bracket S5580, and was completed on 15th July 1949 costing £55.14s.4d. Culter Fell was computed as secondary station NS83/11 within the Lanark block, and levelled to second class precision during 1950. The pillar was rebuilt in November 1968 with flush bracket S1817, a recycled flush bracket from the then recently destroyed station at The Chevin, (SE199442, LR104). This marker was last maintained by the OS in July 1977. SITE VISIT Approached from northwest. Parked by west side of unclassified road at NT030312 opposite Culter Allers. Walked approximately 600m along the decommisioned road and turned SE up mapped track for ~200m. From there, quadbike tracks lead all the way to the summit. The summit fence marks the county boundary. The approach and trig pillar are in South Lanarkshire, beyond the fence is in Peeblesshire. Pillar in fair condition, foundations eroded. Spider centre plugged with tar. Flush bracket faces south, ~177°. All sight holes open, pillar bolt viewable. 360° PANORAMIC VIEW includes Black Mount, West Cairn Hill, Mendick Hill, Mount Maw, Scald Law, Broughton Heights, Wether Law, Peat Hill, North Berwick Law, Dundreich, White Meldon, Blackhope Scar, Black Law, Windlestraw Law, Pykestone Hill, Dun Rig, Dollar Law, Broad Law, Hart Fell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Scafell Pike, Criffel, Mosshope Bank, Queensberry, Yearngill Head, Rodger Law, Lousie Wood Law, Green Lowther, Mountherrick Hill, Cairn Table, Dungavel Hill (East), Nutberry Hill, Lamington Hill, Irish Law, Hill of Stake, Tinto, Earls Seat, Meikle Bin. Photographed: 15th July 2014, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.546217,-3.502693&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43496070241/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 72 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8091730657/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5139 - Upper Oliver Dod : 3.22 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8091730971/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5054 - Coomb Dod : 3.28 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8103202062/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5582 - Lamington Hill : 3.30 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8097992135/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6139 - Whitelaw Brae : 3.60 miles to the southwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8094713475/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5677 - Worm Hill : 3.77 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8103188137/in/set-72157631778814317/ S5581 - Goselands Hill : 3.91 miles to the north. ═════════════════════════
15-Jul-14 • Graeme5015 • flickr
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Culter Fell
Culter Fell (2,454 feet) ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9503954833/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9503954833/in/photostr... ) is the highest point in the South Lanarkshire region of southern Scotland and it belongs to a range of hills that are referred to as the Culter Hills. These hills are situated to the south of the Biggar Water and lie sandwiched between the upper Clyde Valley to the west and the River Tweed to the east. The southern boundary of the Culter Hills is defined by the M74 motorway, as it crosses the watershed between the Annan and the Clyde valleys. The motorway here runs through the gap that lies between the Culter Hills and the Lowther Hills ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-72157632759122808/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-7215... ). Culter Fell conforms to the general stereotype of the Culter Hills. It is a steep-sided hill of grass and heather, with a gently rounded summit. Strictly speaking it is not an isolated hill but rather the highest point of a broad, undulating ridge that runs in a north-south direction between Scawdmans Hill and Wills Cleuch Head. This ridge marks the main east-west watershed of southern Scotland. The streams that run eastwards from Culter Fell enter the Holms Water, a tributary of the River Tweed, and those that run westwards enter the Culter Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The name “Culter” (pronounced “Cooter”) probably only dates back to the mid-18th century and is a misspelling of “Coulter”, meaning the “fore-iron of a plough share”; possibly with reference to the shape of the fell. On late 16th century maps the hill is referred to as “Filfell”, which Peter Drummond in his book on Scottish hill names interprets to be a misspelling of “Fiends Fell”. Culter Fell is an easy hill to climb. Perhaps the best route starts from Glenkirk, in the valley of the Holms Water to the east. A 9 mile circuit around the head of the Holms Water can be made, taking in Chapelgill Hill, Culter Fell, Gathersnow Hill and Coomb Hill. On a fine day the views extend northwards from Culter Fell to the Perthshire Highlands and southwards to the hills of the English Lake District. The Manor Hills and the Moffat Hills are arrayed along the horizon to the east and Tinto ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostr... ) can be seen to the west, with the Firth of Clyde beyond. The picture was taken looking westwards up the valley of the Hope Burn towards Culter Fell from the lower slopes of Chapelgill Hill above Glenkirk Farm.
28-Apr-13 • Tony Garofalo • flickr
mountain marilyn rural walking landscape outdoors scotland riverclyde countryside pentax hiking hill scenic donald graham hillwalking rivertweed scottishborders southernuplands southlanarkshire culterfell chapelgillhill hillshawhead culterhills newdonald culters holmswater hopeburnglenkirk 9506741768
Culter Fell
Culter Fell (2,454 feet) ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9506741768/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9506741768/in/photostr... ) is the highest point in the South Lanarkshire region of southern Scotland and it belongs to a range of hills that are referred to as the Culter Hills. These hills are situated to the south of the Biggar Water and lie sandwiched between the upper Clyde Valley to the west and the River Tweed to the east. The southern boundary of the Culter Hills is defined by the M74 motorway, as it crosses the watershed between the Annan and the Clyde valleys. The motorway here runs through the gap that lies between the Culter Hills and the Lowther Hills ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-72157632759122808/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-7215... ). Culter Fell conforms to the general stereotype of the Culter Hills. It is a steep-sided hill of grass and heather, with a gently rounded summit. Strictly speaking it is not an isolated hill but rather the highest point of a broad, undulating ridge that runs in a north-south direction between Scawdmans Hill and Wills Cleuch Head. This ridge marks the main east-west watershed of southern Scotland. The streams that run eastwards from Culter Fell enter the Holms Water, a tributary of the River Tweed, and those that run westwards enter the Culter Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The name “Culter” (pronounced “Cooter”) probably only dates back to the mid-18th century and is a misspelling of “Coulter”, meaning the “fore-iron of a plough share”; possibly with reference to the shape of the fell. On late 16th century maps the hill is referred to as “Filfell”, which Peter Drummond in his book on Scottish hill names interprets to be a misspelling of “Fiends Fell”. Culter Fell is an easy hill to climb. Perhaps the best route starts from Glenkirk, in the valley of the Holms Water to the east. A 9 mile circuit around the head of the Holms Water can be made, taking in Chapelgill Hill, Culter Fell, Gathersnow Hill and Coomb Hill. On a fine day the views extend northwards from Culter Fell to the Perthshire Highlands and southwards to the hills of the English Lake District. The Manor Hills and the Moffat Hills are arrayed along the horizon to the east and Tinto ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostr... ) can be seen to the west, with the Firth of Clyde beyond. The picture was taken looking northwards towards Culter Fell from Hillshaw Head
15-Jan-12 • Tony Garofalo • flickr
mountain marilyn rural walking landscape outdoors scotland riverclyde countryside pentax hiking hill scenic donald graham hillwalking rivertweed scottishborders southernuplands southlanarkshire culterfell chapelgillhill hillshawhead culterhills newdonald culters holmswater hopeburnglenkirk 9503954833
Tinto from Culter Fell
17-Jul-96 • Graham Maxwell • flickr
scotland view sheep hill broughton tinto lanarkshire culter peeblesshire culterfell kilbucho 5771065431
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S1817 - Culter Fell
NT052290, LR72. HISTORY The original trig pillar on Culter Fell was built with flush bracket S5580, and was completed on 15th July 1949 costing £55.14s.4d. Culter Fell was computed as secondary station NS83/11 within the Lanark block, and levelled to second class precision during 1950. The pillar was rebuilt in November 1968 with flush bracket S1817, a recycled flush bracket from the then recently destroyed station at The Chevin, (SE199442, LR104). This marker was last maintained by the OS in July 1977. SITE VISIT Approached from northwest. Parked by west side of unclassified road at NT030312 opposite Culter Allers. Walked approximately 600m along the decommisioned road and turned SE up mapped track for ~200m. From there, quadbike tracks lead all the way to the summit. The summit fence marks the county boundary. The approach and trig pillar are in South Lanarkshire, beyond the fence is in Peeblesshire. Pillar in fair condition, foundations eroded. Spider centre plugged with tar. Flush bracket faces south, ~177°. All sight holes open, pillar bolt viewable. 360° PANORAMIC VIEW includes Black Mount, West Cairn Hill, Mendick Hill, Mount Maw, Scald Law, Broughton Heights, Wether Law, Peat Hill, North Berwick Law, Dundreich, White Meldon, Blackhope Scar, Black Law, Windlestraw Law, Pykestone Hill, Dun Rig, Dollar Law, Broad Law, Hart Fell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Scafell Pike, Criffel, Mosshope Bank, Queensberry, Yearngill Head, Rodger Law, Lousie Wood Law, Green Lowther, Mountherrick Hill, Cairn Table, Dungavel Hill (East), Nutberry Hill, Lamington Hill, Irish Law, Hill of Stake, Tinto, Earls Seat, Meikle Bin. Photographed: 15th July 2014, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.546217,-3.502693&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43496070241/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 72 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8091730657/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5139 - Upper Oliver Dod : 3.22 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8091730971/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5054 - Coomb Dod : 3.28 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8103202062/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5582 - Lamington Hill : 3.30 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8097992135/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6139 - Whitelaw Brae : 3.60 miles to the southwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8094713475/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5677 - Worm Hill : 3.77 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8103188137/in/set-72157631778814317/ S5581 - Goselands Hill : 3.91 miles to the north. ═════════════════════════
15-Jul-14 • Graeme5015 • flickr
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Culter Fell
Culter Fell (2,454 feet) ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9503954833/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9503954833/in/photostr... ) is the highest point in the South Lanarkshire region of southern Scotland and it belongs to a range of hills that are referred to as the Culter Hills. These hills are situated to the south of the Biggar Water and lie sandwiched between the upper Clyde Valley to the west and the River Tweed to the east. The southern boundary of the Culter Hills is defined by the M74 motorway, as it crosses the watershed between the Annan and the Clyde valleys. The motorway here runs through the gap that lies between the Culter Hills and the Lowther Hills ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-72157632759122808/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-7215... ). Culter Fell conforms to the general stereotype of the Culter Hills. It is a steep-sided hill of grass and heather, with a gently rounded summit. Strictly speaking it is not an isolated hill but rather the highest point of a broad, undulating ridge that runs in a north-south direction between Scawdmans Hill and Wills Cleuch Head. This ridge marks the main east-west watershed of southern Scotland. The streams that run eastwards from Culter Fell enter the Holms Water, a tributary of the River Tweed, and those that run westwards enter the Culter Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The name “Culter” (pronounced “Cooter”) probably only dates back to the mid-18th century and is a misspelling of “Coulter”, meaning the “fore-iron of a plough share”; possibly with reference to the shape of the fell. On late 16th century maps the hill is referred to as “Filfell”, which Peter Drummond in his book on Scottish hill names interprets to be a misspelling of “Fiends Fell”. Culter Fell is an easy hill to climb. Perhaps the best route starts from Glenkirk, in the valley of the Holms Water to the east. A 9 mile circuit around the head of the Holms Water can be made, taking in Chapelgill Hill, Culter Fell, Gathersnow Hill and Coomb Hill. On a fine day the views extend northwards from Culter Fell to the Perthshire Highlands and southwards to the hills of the English Lake District. The Manor Hills and the Moffat Hills are arrayed along the horizon to the east and Tinto ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostr... ) can be seen to the west, with the Firth of Clyde beyond. The picture was taken looking westwards up the valley of the Hope Burn towards Culter Fell from the lower slopes of Chapelgill Hill above Glenkirk Farm.
28-Apr-13 • Tony Garofalo • flickr
mountain marilyn rural walking landscape outdoors scotland riverclyde countryside pentax hiking hill scenic donald graham hillwalking rivertweed scottishborders southernuplands southlanarkshire culterfell chapelgillhill hillshawhead culterhills newdonald culters holmswater hopeburnglenkirk 9506741768
Culter Fell
Culter Fell (2,454 feet) ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9506741768/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9506741768/in/photostr... ) is the highest point in the South Lanarkshire region of southern Scotland and it belongs to a range of hills that are referred to as the Culter Hills. These hills are situated to the south of the Biggar Water and lie sandwiched between the upper Clyde Valley to the west and the River Tweed to the east. The southern boundary of the Culter Hills is defined by the M74 motorway, as it crosses the watershed between the Annan and the Clyde valleys. The motorway here runs through the gap that lies between the Culter Hills and the Lowther Hills ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-72157632759122808/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/8612043366/in/set-7215... ). Culter Fell conforms to the general stereotype of the Culter Hills. It is a steep-sided hill of grass and heather, with a gently rounded summit. Strictly speaking it is not an isolated hill but rather the highest point of a broad, undulating ridge that runs in a north-south direction between Scawdmans Hill and Wills Cleuch Head. This ridge marks the main east-west watershed of southern Scotland. The streams that run eastwards from Culter Fell enter the Holms Water, a tributary of the River Tweed, and those that run westwards enter the Culter Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The name “Culter” (pronounced “Cooter”) probably only dates back to the mid-18th century and is a misspelling of “Coulter”, meaning the “fore-iron of a plough share”; possibly with reference to the shape of the fell. On late 16th century maps the hill is referred to as “Filfell”, which Peter Drummond in his book on Scottish hill names interprets to be a misspelling of “Fiends Fell”. Culter Fell is an easy hill to climb. Perhaps the best route starts from Glenkirk, in the valley of the Holms Water to the east. A 9 mile circuit around the head of the Holms Water can be made, taking in Chapelgill Hill, Culter Fell, Gathersnow Hill and Coomb Hill. On a fine day the views extend northwards from Culter Fell to the Perthshire Highlands and southwards to the hills of the English Lake District. The Manor Hills and the Moffat Hills are arrayed along the horizon to the east and Tinto ( www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostream/ www.flickr.com/photos/67668518@N08/9510817875/in/photostr... ) can be seen to the west, with the Firth of Clyde beyond. The picture was taken looking northwards towards Culter Fell from Hillshaw Head
15-Jan-12 • Tony Garofalo • flickr
mountain marilyn rural walking landscape outdoors scotland riverclyde countryside pentax hiking hill scenic donald graham hillwalking rivertweed scottishborders southernuplands southlanarkshire culterfell chapelgillhill hillshawhead culterhills newdonald culters holmswater hopeburnglenkirk 9503954833
Tinto from Culter Fell
17-Jul-96 • Graham Maxwell • flickr
scotland view sheep hill broughton tinto lanarkshire culter peeblesshire culterfell kilbucho 5771065431
Videos
A chilly day on the hilltops, but a great day walking up Culter Fell near Biggar with Killie Ramblers.
2021 Culter Fell hill walk on New Years Day Mel, Daniel, Kirstine, James and myself took a walk up a snowy Culter Fell for New ...
We head on down to Coulter and walk from Culter Allers Farm to Chapelgill Hill and then onto Culter Fell. A good day made a bit ...
Hi Everyone, hope you enjoy this video of Sean and I on a sunrise hill walk up Culter Fell in Biggar Scotland on a perfect winters ...
A very popular hill walk in the Southern Uplands, Tinto stands at 711m. This hill had been my first proper hill walk aged 12 or 13 ...
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.