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Scawt Hill

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

Coordinates54.91074, -5.91545

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • 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
Attractions
Gardens: 32
  • 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
Museums: 31
Cliffs: 8
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Beaches: 5
  • 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
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrostanNW 315°550 m13.3 mi
SlievenaneeNW 308°543 m13.1 mi
KnocklaydNW 323°514 m21.9 mi
SlieveanorraNW 313°508 m16.7 mi
DivisSSW 191°478 m21.1 mi
Agnew's HillS 190°474 m4.5 mi
Skerry HillWNW 302°459 m14.4 mi
Mid HillWNW 298°440 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2717:4918:37
June solstice04:4621:0522:07
September equinox07:0918:3819:25
December solstice08:4714:4415:58

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6247338610

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