Scaw’d Law
Scaw'd Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The Dumfries and Galloway-South Lanarkshire border runs along its summit, which is notable for having two similar rounded tops; the top 300m to the north is likely the true summit.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 594 feet
- Description: mountain near Durisdeer, Dumfries and Galloway/South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Scawd Law”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballencleuch Law.
Ballencleuch Law
Peak
Ballencleuch Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Surrounded on most sides by tracks or roads, there are various routes to the summit, but the most frequent ascents are from Durisdeer or the Daer Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carronbridge and Thornhill.
Carronbridge
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately 1 mile north of Thornhill. Carronbridge is situated 4½ miles southwest of Scaw’d Law.
Thornhill
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 6 miles southwest of Scaw’d Law.
Scaw’d Law
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.31337° or 55° 18′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.69879° or 3° 41′ 56″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
9C7R8872+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2487653504OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Scaw’d Law” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Scawd Law”
- Dutch: “Scawd Law”
- Swedish: “Scawd Law”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Durisdeer and Glenbo hass.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scaw’d Law and Glenleith Fell.
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