Shielhope Head
Shielhope Head is a peak in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 2,011 feet. Shielhope Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Meggethead, as well as near Cappercleuch.Places of Interest
Highlights include Greenside Law and Cramalt Craig.
Greenside Law
Peak
Greenside Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The lowest Donald hill in the range, it is situated at the head of the Manor Valley, with its position somewhat in-between the adjacent ridges on its west and east.
Cramalt Craig
Peak
Cramalt Craig is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second highest in the range and third highest in southern Scotland, it was previously also a Corbett until new Ordnance Survey contouring became available and it was deleted from the 1984 edition of the tables.
Dollar Law
Peak
Dollar Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The third highest in the range and the Scottish Borders and fifth highest in southern Scotland, it is frequently climbed with its neighbours Broad Law and Cramalt Craig to the southwest from their direction or as a detour from the hills to the northwest near Drumelzier.
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.
Dryhope
Hamlet
Dryhope is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by St. Mary's Loch, on the A708. Known for its rolling green hills and ample walking paths. Also home of St Mary's Loch, the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders. Dryhope is situated 4½ miles east of Shielhope Head.
Shielhope Head
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,011 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.51597° or 55° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.2824° or 3° 16′ 57″ westElevation
2,011 feet (613 metres)Open location code
9C7RGP89+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 12883973427OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12624092
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