Nickies Knowe
Nickies Knowe is a peak in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 2,497 feet. Nickies Knowe is situated nearby to the locality Megget Stane, as well as near the hamlet Meggethead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Megget Reservoir and Loch Skeen.
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.
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.
Talla Cleuch Head
Peak
Talla Cleuch Head is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. As ascents are either long or steep from all other sides, Talla Cleuch Head is normally climbed from the Megget Stane to the southeast, which allows for a deer fence to be followed to the summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tweedsmuir and Cappercleuch.
Tweedsmuir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tweedsmuir is a village and civil parish in Tweeddale, the Scottish Borders Council district, southeastern Scotland. Tweedsmuir is situated 5 miles northwest of Nickies Knowe.
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… Cappercleuch is situated 5 miles northeast of Nickies Knowe.
Nickies Knowe
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,497 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.45949° or 55° 27′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.32363° or 3° 19′ 25″ westElevation
2,497 feet (761 metres)Open location code
9C7RFM5G+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2683422167OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12622178
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