Shield Hill
Summit Details
About Shield Hill
Shield Hill is a mountain summit in the The Lowther Hills to the Solway Firth region in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Shield Hill is 169 metres high with a prominence of 42 metres. The summit can be identified by: tree by track Additional Notes: possible alternative summit 100m SW at NX 91381 89939 All the walks up Shield Hill on Mud and Routes can be seen above.
Walks up Shield Hill
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Ordnance Survey Summit Map for Shield Hill
Shield Hill Summit Stats
Height in Metres: 169 metres
Height in Feet: 554 feet
Range: The Lowther Hills to the Solway Firth
Prominence: 42 metres
Parent Summit: Ballencleuch Law
Grid Reference: NX914900
Col Height: 127
Col Grid Reference: NX916913
Summit Classification: 1
National Park, County or Country: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, The Lowther Hills to the Solway Firth
Recommended Maps: Landranger Map 78 Explorer Map 321
Data with Acknowledgement – Database of British and Irish Hills
What’s Near Shield Hill?
Nearby Mountain Summits:
- Clauchrie Hill - 1.2km
- Whitespots Hill - 1.2km
- Kirkpatrick Hill - 1.8km
- Blackcraig Hill - 2.0km
- Barnmuir Hill - 2.0km
- Auchencairn Height - 2.1km
- Blackwood Hill - 3.3km
- Great Hill - 3.4km
Places, Walks and Articles:
- Galloway Forest Park Dark Sky Preserve - 44.1km
- Walk up The Merrick from Loch Trool - 51.7km
- Skiddaw via Ullock Pike and Longside Edge - 66.6km
- Easy Fell Walk up Ling Fell and Sale Fell - 66.6km
- All the Walking Routes up Skiddaw - 70.0km
- Walk up Low Fell and Fellbarrow - 70.1km
- Loweswater Accessible Walk - 71.4km
- Cardunneth Pike from Castle Carrock - 71.5km
Businesses Near Shield Hill
- The Pheasant Inn Hotel & Restaurant - 65.7km
- Your Lake District Tourism Business Here for free? - 75.2km
- Keswick Boot Co - 75.3km
- Leonard’s Field House - 75.4km
- Sally’s Cottages - 75.4km
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