Scarce Rig
Scarce Rig is a hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 988 feet. Scarce Rig is situated nearby to the hamlet Leadburn, as well as near the village Howgate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northshield Rings and Portmore Loch.
Northshield Rings
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northshield Rings is a prehistoric site, a hillfort near the village of Eddleston and about 6 miles north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Monument. Northshield Rings is situated 2½ miles south of Scarce Rig.
Portmore Loch
Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portmore Loch is situated 2 miles south of Scarce Rig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lamancha and Eddleston.
Lamancha
Locality
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamancha is a locality, which is situated 3 miles west of Scarce Rig.
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 3½ miles south of Scarce Rig.
Penicuik
Photo: YOGAN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penicuik is in a town in The Lothians 10 miles south of Edinburgh. It's mostly commuterland for the city, with a population of 16,200 in 2016. It has an army base and is close to the scenic Pentland Hills.
Scarce Rig
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 988 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.76479° or 55° 45′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.19761° or 3° 11′ 51″ westElevation
988 feet (301 metres)Open location code
9C7RQR72+WXGeoNames ID
12621827
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Localities in the Area
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