Criffel
Criffel | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
Coordinates | 54°56′24″N 3°37′47″W / 54.93992°N 3.62961°W |
Geography | |
Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
Parent range | Southern Uplands |
OS grid | NX957618 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 84 |
Criffel is a hill in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is 570 m (1,870 ft) high but appears higher because of its great isolation and high prominence. It is a prominent feature in many of the views from the northern Lake District on a clear day. It is surrounded by a host of satellites, including Long Fell, Maidenpap and Bainloch Hill. The slopes of Criffel feature the upland vegetation of heather, bog cotton and blaeberry and are inhabited by skylarks. Loch Kindar sits at the foot of the hill.
Etymology
The name Criffel is recorded in 1273 as Crufel.
See also
- List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
- List of Marilyns in the Scottish Lowlands
References
- ^ "Criffel". hillbagging.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Brooke, Daphne (1987). "The Deanery of Desnes Cro and the Church of Edingham: Churches and Saints Before 1120 AD" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. LXII: 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Brooke, Daphne (1987). "The Deanery of Desnes Cro and the Church of Edingham: Churches and Saints Before 1120 AD" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. LXII: 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b Mills, A. D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 138.
- ^ ISBN 1872350305.
- ^ a b Johnston, James B. (1892). Place-Names of Scotland. Edinburgh: David Douglas. p. 77.
- OCLC 148288097.
- ^ Johnston, James B. (1903). Place-Names of Scotland (Second ed.). Edinburgh: David Douglas. p. 89.
- ISBN 9780854096343.
- JSTOR 1783944.