Alhang

Alhang
Highest point
Elevation642 m (2,106 ft)
Prominence90 m (300 ft)
ListingTu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN
Naming
English translation
Scottish Gaelic: possibly Cliff of the Corner
Geography
LocationDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parent rangeCarsphairn and Scaur Hills, Southern Uplands
OS gridNS 64229 01026
Topo mapOS Landranger 77

Alhang is a hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the lowest Donald hill in the range; Meikledodd Hill is 1m higher. The northern slopes of the hill are the source of the River Afton.[citation needed] It is most easily climbed from the Water of Ken to the east or as a round from Glen Afton to the north.

Subsidiary SMC Summits

SummitHeight (m)Listing
Alwhat628Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN

References

  1. 1 2 "Alhang". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 Chris Crocker. "Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide". Hills-database.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Place-Names of the Galloway Glens".
  4. ↑ "Meikledodd Hill". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Place-Names of the Galloway Glens". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Alwhat". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.