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Blackhope Scar

Coordinates: 55°43′25″N 3°05′30″W / 55.7236°N 3.0917°W / 55.7236; -3.0917
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Blackhope Scar
Highest point
Elevation651 m (2,136 ft)[1]
Prominence282 m (925 ft)[2]
ListingMa,Hu,Tu,Sim, G, D,CoH,CoU,CoA,DN,Y)[3]
Coordinates55°43′25″N 3°05′30″W / 55.7236°N 3.0917°W / 55.7236; -3.0917
Geography
Map
LocationScottish Borders, Midlothian, Scotland
Parent rangeMoorfoot Hills, Southern Uplands
OS gridNT 31512 48324
Topo mapOS 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]

References

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  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.