Windy Standard
Windy Standard is a hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies in Dumfries and Galloway, south of the town of New Cumnock. Once a remote hill to the northeast of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, its summit area and slopes are now home to a large windfarm, which used to be the largest windfarm in Scotland.[4]
| Windy Standard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 212 m (696 ft) [2] |
| Listing | Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y [3] |
| Coordinates | 55°17′17″N 4°10′28″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Parent range | Carsphairn and Scaur Hills, Southern Uplands |
| OS grid | NS 62014 01466 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 77 |
References
- "Windy Standard". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?rf=1744
- http://www.hills-database.co.uk/database_notes.html#classification
- "Walkinghighlands Windy Standard". Walkinghighlands.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- http://www.hills-database.co.uk/database_notes.html#classification
- http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=1768
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.