Blackhope Scar

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Blackhope Scar
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Highest point
Elevation 651 m (2,136 ft) [1]
Prominence 282 m (925 ft) [2]
Listing Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim, G, D,CoH,CoU,CoA,DN,Y) [3]
Coordinates 55°43′25″N3°05′30″W / 55.7236°N 3.0917°W / 55.7236; -3.0917 Coordinates: 55°43′25″N3°05′30″W / 55.7236°N 3.0917°W / 55.7236; -3.0917
Geography
Location Scottish Borders, Midlothian, Scotland
Parent range Moorfoot Hills, Southern Uplands
OS grid NT 31512 48324
Topo map OS Landranger 73

Blackhope Scar is a hill in the Moorfoot Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies to the northeast of the town of Peebles and is the second highest of the Moorfoot Hills after Windlestraw Law.

A rough, boggy moorland hill, it is usually climbed from the Gladhouse Reservoir and offers fine views from its summit. [4]

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References

  1. "Blackhope Scar".
  2. "Blackhope Scar".
  3. "Database of British and Irish Hills: User guide".
  4. "Walkinghighlands Blackhope Scar". Walkinghighlands.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2019.