Bowbeat Rig Head
Bowbeat Rig Head is a hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,919 feet. Bowbeat Rig Head is situated nearby to the village Eddleston, as well as near the locality Redscarhead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowbeat Hill and Dundreich.
Bowbeat Hill
Peak
Photo: Iangpark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bowbeat Hill is a hill in the Moorfoot Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lends its name to Bowbeat Onshore Wind Farm built on the hill and commissioned in 2003.
Dundreich
Peak
Dundreich is a hill in the Moorfoot Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Its close proximity to Edinburgh allows for an almost unimpeded view towards the city, as well as into the Pentland Hills and surrounding counties.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eddleston and Peebles.
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 2½ miles west of Bowbeat Rig Head.
Peebles
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peebles is a town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 9000. The name is Brythonic: pebyll meant "tents" or a temporary dwelling place.
Cardrona
Village
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardrona is a village on the A72 and B7062, between Peebles and Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Glentress, Kirkburn, Scottish Borders, Kirkhouse, Traquair, and Walkerburn. Cardrona is situated 6 miles south of Bowbeat Rig Head.
Bowbeat Rig Head
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,919 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.71506° or 55° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.13932° or 3° 8′ 22″ westElevation
1,919 feet (585 metres)Open location code
9C7RPV86+27GeoNames ID
12624704
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