Muckle Knees
Muckle Knees is a peak in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,929 feet. Muckle Knees is situated nearby to the hamlet Meggethead, as well as near the locality Megget Stane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Megget Reservoir and Dob’s Linn.
Megget Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The 259 hectares reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland.
Dob’s Linn
Valley
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dob's Linn is a small steep valley in Dumfries and Galloway, just north of the A708 road between Moffat and Selkirk, in Scotland. It is part of the Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve which is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
Loch Skeen
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 10 miles to the north-east of Moffat and feeds the 60-metre high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cappercleuch and Bowerhope.
Cappercleuch
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cappercleuch is a settlement on the A708, at St. Mary's Loch in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the historic county of Selkirkshire. Places nearby include Bowerhope Law, Craigierig, Deer Law, the Dryhope Tower, Ettrickbridge, the Ettrick Forest, the…
Bowerhope
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowerhope is a village off the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the banks of St Mary's Loch in Ettrick Forest. Bowerhope is situated 4½ miles northeast of Muckle Knees.
Ettrick
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ettrick is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located on the B709, around 17 miles south-west of the town of Selkirk. Ettrick is situated 5 miles southeast of Muckle Knees.
Muckle Knees
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,929 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.45755° or 55° 27′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.27693° or 3° 16′ 37″ westElevation
1,929 feet (588 metres)Open location code
9C7RFP5F+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 2683422152OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12611492
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