Leap Hill
Leap Hill is a hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,545 feet. Leap Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Catcleugh, as well as near the village Byrness.Places of Interest
Highlights include Carter Bar and Catcleugh Reservoir.
Carter Bar
Mountain saddle
Photo: Beefy SAFC, Public domain.
Carter Bar is a pass in the Cheviot Hills, on the Anglo-Scottish border. It lies north-east of Carter Fell at the head of Redesdale, and is crossed by the A68 road as it runs north towards Jedburgh and Teviotdale. Carter Bar is situated 2 miles west of Leap Hill.
Catcleugh Reservoir
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catcleugh Reservoir is a reservoir in Northumberland, England, adjacent to the A68 road just north of Byrness and to the southeast of the border with Scotland. Catcleugh Reservoir is situated 2½ miles south of Leap Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byrness and Chew Green.
Byrness
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately 37 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness is situated 3½ miles southeast of Leap Hill.
Chew Green
Locality
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles north of Rochester and 9 miles west of Alwinton. Chew Green is situated 3½ miles east of Leap Hill.
Leap Hill
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,545 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.3565° or 55° 21′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.42932° or 2° 25′ 46″ westElevation
1,545 feet (471 metres)Open location code
9C7V9H4C+H7GeoNames ID
12615547
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