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Alhang
Highest point
Elevation642 m (2,106 ft)
Prominence90 m (300 ft)
ListingTu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN
Naming
English translationScottish 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. 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

Summit Height (m) Listing
Alwhat 628 Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN

References

  1. ^ "Alhang". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  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.


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