Scawt Hill
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Scawt Hill rises to 370 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballycoos, a peak 0.5 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Scawt Hill is a volcanic plug in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the borough of Larne, 5 km from the village of Ballygally. It gets its name from the Ulster Scots "scawd" meaning scaly, scabby or rugged. Alternatively, 'scawt' meaning scruffy and contemptible, and when applied to rocks, covered in barnacles.
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Wikidata Q7430650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 370 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 4 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 13 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballygally Park: 2.3 mi
- Carnfunnock Country Park: 3.0 mi
- Drains Bay Park: 3.7 mi
- Linn Glen: 4.9 mi
- Dixon Park: 5.3 mi
- The Ballygally Resident Polar Bear: 2.6 mi
- Giant Bird Table: 3.1 mi
- Jaunting Car: 5.5 mi
- Richard Hayfield Mural: 5.6 mi
- Port Art: 5.6 mi
- Lime Kiln: 3.2 mi
- Madman's Window (rock formation): 3.8 mi
- Braavos Canal: 6.4 mi
- Ser Arlan's Cottage: 10.2 mi
- Glenariff Forest Park: 11.2 mi
- Ballycoos: 0.5 mi
- Craigy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Ballygilbert Hill: 0.9 mi
- Black Hill: 1.2 mi
- Agnew's Hill: 4.5 mi
- Standing Stone: 0.9 mi
- Ballygally Castle: 2.3 mi
- Cairncastle: 2.8 mi
- Hillmount House: 3.9 mi
- Glenarm Castle: 4.2 mi
- Larne Museum & Art Centre: 5.5 mi
- Railway Preservation Society of Ireland: 13.4 mi
- Andrew Jackson Cottage: 14.0 mi
- US Rangers Centre: 14.0 mi
- Carrickfergus Museum: 14.1 mi
- Carnfunnock Walled Garden: 3.0 mi
- Bog Garden: 3.2 mi
- Glenarm Castle Walled Garden: 4.3 mi
- Drumalis House Private Grounds: 5.7 mi
- Glenooe Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 2.9 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 17.4 mi
- Cave Hill: 18.1 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 18.7 mi
- Fairhead: 23.2 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 19.5 mi
- Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve: 21.3 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 22.0 mi
- Bog Meadows: 22.6 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 23.1 mi
- Cranny Falls: 7.2 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 8.4 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 10.9 mi
- Browns bay walk: 7.2 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 17.1 mi
- Seapark Beach: 18.4 mi
- Brompton Bay: 19.1 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 19.3 mi
- Tobernaveen: 15.0 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 18.2 mi
- Holy Well: 22.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 22.4 mi
- Cottage Park: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Scawt Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | NW 315° | 550 m | 13.3 mi |
| Slievenanee | NW 308° | 543 m | 13.1 mi |
| Knocklayd | NW 323° | 514 m | 21.9 mi |
| Slieveanorra | NW 313° | 508 m | 16.7 mi |
| Divis | SSW 191° | 478 m | 21.1 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | S 190° | 474 m | 4.5 mi |
| Skerry Hill | WNW 302° | 459 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mid Hill | WNW 298° | 440 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 21:05 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 14:44 | 15:58 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6247338610
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