Criffel

Criffel
Criffel from Crosby, Cumbria
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Prominence	488 m (1,601 ft)
Listing	Marilyn
Location
Location	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Range	Southern Uplands
Topo map	OS Landranger 84
OS grid	NX957618

Criffel is a hill in southern Galloway, Scotland. It is 570 metres high but appears higher because of its great isolation and high relative height — it is the eighth most prominent hill in Southern Scotland. It is a prominent feature in many of the views from the northern Lake District on a clear day as well from a high point on the A69 road as far away as the Northumberland/Cumbrian border approx 50 miles as the crow flies away. It is surrounded by a host of satellites, including Long Fell, Maidenpap and Bainloch Hill, and though looking a challenge can be enjoyed by even the most timid of initiates to the fells.

Trig point and Douglas's Cairn, Criffel

See also

• List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
• List of Marilyns in the Scottish Lowlands