Queensberry is a hill in the
Lowther Hills range, part of the
Southern Uplands of
Scotland. The most southerly mountain in the range, it lies in the parish of
Kirkpatrick-Juxta and is a prominent landmark throughout
Dumfriesshire. It is frequently climbed from the
Daer Reservoir
Daer Reservoir and dam, alt=Daer Reservoir and dam with a blue footbridge extending out into the water and mown grass banks surrounding and a stone wall leading up to the dam
Daer Reservoir is a man-made waterbody created by the damming of the D ...
to the north and the minor roads to its south and east. As well as being a placename of multiple addresses throughout southern Scotland, the hill also lend its name to the
Duke of Queensberry and
Marquess of Queensberry peerages
[Powell C. (2020) Pers. comm., Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust.] and, subsequently, '
Queensberry Rules' in the sport of
boxing.
References
Marilyns of Scotland
Donald mountains
Mountains and hills of the Southern Uplands
Mountains and hills of Dumfries and Galloway
Grahams
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