Merrick (Galloway)

Merrick
Highest point
Elevation843 m (2,766 ft)
Prominence705 m
ListingMa,Hu,Tu,Sim, C, D,CoH,CoU, CoA,DN,Y,T100,P600,P500
Coordinates55°08′21″N 4°28′06″W / 55.1393°N 4.4684°W / 55.1393; -4.4684
Geography
Parent rangeRange of the Awful Hand, Southern Uplands
OS gridNX 42760 85547
Topo mapOS Landranger 77

The Merrick (from Gaelic meurag, "fingered, knucked") is a mountain in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The summit elevation is 843 metres (2,766 feet), making it the highest mountain in the Southern Uplands and southern Scotland.