Barr Hill
Barr Hill is a peak in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Barr Hill is situated nearby to the town Neilston, as well as near the locality Nether Carswell.Places of Interest
Highlights include Neilston railway station and Craighall Reservoir.
Neilston railway station
Railway station
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Neilston railway station is a railway station in the village of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Lines, 11+3⁄4 miles southwest of Glasgow Central.
Craighall Reservoir
Reservoir
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Craighall Reservoir, known locally as Craighall Dam, is one of a number of small reservoirs, situated around Neilston in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The reservoir is located on the western slopes of Neilston Pad and has a number of well maintained public access paths.
Neilston Pad
Peak
Photo: Alec MacKinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neilston Pad, referred to locally as The Pad, is a distinctive hill in East Renfrewshire, situated a mile south of the village of Neilston. Its highest point is 261 metres and is characterised by a relatively flat summit plateau surrounded by steep slopes and distinctive forestry on its eastern side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrhead and Newton Mearns.
Barrhead
Town
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Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.
Newton Mearns
Town
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Newton Mearns is a suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies 7 miles southwest of Glasgow City Centre on historically the main road to Ayrshire, 410 feet above sea level.
Neilston
Town
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Neilston is a village and parish in East Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the Levern Valley, two miles southwest of Barrhead, 3+3⁄4 miles south of Paisley, and 5+3⁄4 miles south-southwest of Renfrew, at the southwestern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation.
Barr Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.7699° or 55° 46′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.4249° or 4° 25′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7QQH9G+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 7007309668OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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