Birnies Bowrock
Birnies Bowrock is a peak in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 2,208 feet. Birnies Bowrock is situated nearby to the locality Dun Knees, as well as near Kingbank Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapelgill Hill and Culter Fell.
Chapelgill Hill
Peak
Chapelgill Hill is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is frequently climbed from the north-west, taking in the range's, and South Lanarkshire's, highest summit, Culter Fell.
Culter Fell
Peak
Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.
Culter Fell is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the county top of the historic county of Lanarkshire, as well as the highest point in South Lanarkshire council area.
Cow Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cow Castle is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilbucho and Coulter.
Kilbucho
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilbucho is a small settlement in the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in Peeblesshire and near Biggar and Broughton.
Coulter
Village
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell.
Biggar
Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.
Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.
Birnies Bowrock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,208 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.56289° or 55° 33′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.48752° or 3° 29′ 15″ westElevation
2,208 feet (673 metres)Open location code
9C7RHG76+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 339879807OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12624142
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