Moorfoot Hills
The Moorfoot Hills are a range of hills south of Edinburgh in east central Scotland, one of the ranges which collectively form the Southern Uplands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackhope Scar and Bowbeat Hill.
Blackhope Scar
Peak
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Blackhope Scar is a hill in the Moorfoot Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies to the northeast of the town of Peebles and is the second highest of the Moorfoot Hills after Windlestraw Law.
Bowbeat Hill
Peak
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Bowbeat Hill is a hill in the Moorfoot Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lends its name to Bowbeat Onshore Wind Farm built on the hill and commissioned in 2003. Bowbeat Hill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Moorfoot Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heriot and Eddleston.
Heriot
Village
Heriot is a small village in the Moorfoot Hills southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, within Eildon. The village comprises some 150 dwellings, spread over a geographical area of around 50 square miles, most of which is moorland. Heriot is situated 5 miles northeast of Moorfoot Hills.
Eddleston
Village
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Eddleston is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies 4 miles north of Peebles and 9 miles south of Penicuik on the A703, which passes through the centre of the village. Eddleston is situated 5 miles west of Moorfoot Hills.
Temple
Village
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Temple is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland. Situated to the south of Edinburgh, the village lies on the east bank of the river South Esk. The civil parish has a population of 225. Temple is situated 6 miles north of Moorfoot Hills.
Moorfoot Hills
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,624 feet
- Description: range of hills in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill chain and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Moorfoot Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moorfoot Hills”
- Dutch: “Moorfoot Hills”
- German: “Moorfoot Hills”
- Swedish: “Moorfoot Hills”
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