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Craigowl Hill
Road leading to masts on Craigowl Hill
Highest point
Elevation455 m (1,493 ft)
Prominence393 m (1,289 ft)
Parent peakLochnagar
ListingMarilyn, Hardy
Geography
Craigowl Hill is located in AngusCraigowl Hillclass=notpageimage| Craigowl Hill in Angus.Craigowl Hill is located in ScotlandCraigowl HillCraigowl Hillclass=notpageimage| Craigowl Hill in Scotland
LocationSidlaw Hills, Scotland
OS gridNO376400
Topo mapOS Landranger 53

Craigowl Hill is a summit towards the eastern end of the Sidlaw Hills in Angus, Scotland. Northeast of Kirkton of Auchterhouse and approximately eight kilometres north of Dundee, Craigowl Hill represents the highest point in the range. It also known for being one of the hardest cycling climbs in Scotland, as a 3.36-kilometre (2 mi 155 yd) climb at 9.4% gradient.

Geodesy

Craigowl Hill was the origin (meridian) of the six-inch-to-the-mile and 1:2500 Ordnance Survey maps of Angus (Forfarshire).

See also

References

  1. "198 years and 153 meridians, 152 defunct" (PDF). Charlesclosesociety.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

External links

56°32′52″N 3°00′59″W / 56.54783°N 3.01652°W / 56.54783; -3.01652


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