Southern Uplands

The Southern Uplands are a geographical region of southern Scotland, sometimes considered to extend into the far north of England. The region stretches from Ayrshire in the west to Berwickshire in the east, with the Anglo-Scottish border lying to the south and the Central Lowlands to the north. The region is characterised by muirland and mountainous terrain, although the terrain is not typically as rugged or high as the mountains of the Scottish Highlands. The largest range in the Uplands is the Galloway Hills in the south-west, with the Lammermuir Hills comprising the north-east part of the chain. The Cheviot Hills form the southern part.

The highest point in the range is Merrick, in the Galloway range, whose summit is 2,766 ft above sea level (843 m), which is well-known partially for having the longest known possible line of sight in the United Kingdom, with Snowdon in Wales (144 miles away) being visible, albeit very occasionally.

The Southern Uplands can be considered to contain effectively all of Berwickshire, Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire, plus areas of Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, the Lothian counties and Wigtownshire. Parts of the English county Northumberland may also be included.