Queensberry (hill)

Queensberry (hill)

Infobox Mountain
Name = Queensberry
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Elevation = 697 m (2286 ft)
Location = Southern Uplands, Scotland
Range =
Prominence = "c." 212 m
Coordinates =
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 78
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Easiest route =
Grid_ref_UK = NX989998
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Listing = Marilyn, Donald
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Queensberry is a hill at the southern end of the Lowther Hills in southern Scotland.


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