📌 Viewpoint near Auchenheath, South Lanarkshire
★★★
Black Hill is an idyllic viewpoint that looks out over a particularly attractive part of South Lanarkshire, a few miles west of Lanark. Deep valleys, rolling farmland and winding lanes make the area feel more like the English Peak District than anywhere else in Scotland. The 290-metre summit is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is topped by faint remains of an Iron Age hillfort. It’s easy to reach through grassy fields shared by livestock, and a perfect place to take a picnic on a warm summer day; pity about the parking arrangements (or lack of).
🌍 Location
📌 Access from minor road 2 mi east of Auchenheath
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 832435
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.671402,-3.858699
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Extremely limited parking for one small car (don’t block gates) at 🧭 NS 834431 / 🛰️ 55.667064,-3.855958
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the roadside it’s a 10-min walk (each way) to the summit, gently uphill on faint tracks and paths across grassy fields, with one ladder stile (⬤ Easy). Just aim for the highest point!
