Meggethead
Meggethead is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Meggethead is situated nearby to the locality Megget Stane, as well as near the hamlet Talla Linnfoots.Places of Interest
Highlights include Megget Reservoir and Broad Law.
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.
Broad Law
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broad Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second-highest point in the Southern Uplands and the highest point in the Scottish Borders, it has an elevation of 840 metres, a prominence of 653 metres and an isolation of 81 kilometres. Broad Law is situated 2 miles northwest of Meggethead.
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. Cramalt Craig is situated 2 miles north of Meggethead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cappercleuch and Tweedsmuir.
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 4½ miles east of Meggethead.
Tweedsmuir
Village
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Tweedsmuir is a village and civil parish in Tweeddale, the Scottish Borders Council district, southeastern Scotland. Tweedsmuir is situated 5 miles west of Meggethead.
Bowerhope
Hamlet
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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. Bowerhope is situated 5 miles east of Meggethead.
Meggethead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.47804° or 55° 28′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.31109° or 3° 18′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7RFMHQ+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 286262255OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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