Topografische Karten Scotland
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Edinburgh
United Kingdom > Scotland > Edinburgh
Some have called Edinburgh the Athens of the North for a variety of reasons. The earliest comparison between the two cities showed that they had a similar topography, with the Castle Rock of Edinburgh performing a similar role to the Athenian Acropolis. Both of them had flatter, fertile agricultural land…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 104 m
Mull of Kintyre
Ailsa Craig and the County Antrim coast of Ulster and Rathlin Island are all clearly visible from the Mull. On clearer days it is also possible to make out Malin Head in Inishowen in County Donegal in the west of Ulster, and the Ayrshire coast on the other side of Ailsa Craig. Other islands in the Firth of…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 84 m
Canisp
United Kingdom > Scotland > Highland
Canisp is an isolated mountain that stands in the Glencanisp Forest, a large rock and water wilderness. It has a topographic prominence of 691 metres (2,267 ft). Canisp has little vegetation, even on its lower slopes large areas of Gneiss (one of the oldest rocks in the world) are visible on the surface.
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 467 m
Glen Shee
United Kingdom > Scotland > Perth and Kinross > Spittal of Glenshee
The A93 road, part of General Wade's military road from Perth to Fort George, runs north through the glen and on into Glen Beag, where it crosses the Cairnwell Pass, which at an elevation of 2,200 feet (670 metres) is the highest public road in the UK. The road climbing to the summit is now wide and straight…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 387 m
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
United Kingdom > Scotland > Stirling
The park straddles the Highland Boundary Fault, which divides it into two distinct regions - lowland and highland - that differ in underlying geology, soil types and topography. The change in rock type can most clearly be seen at Loch Lomond itself, as the fault runs across the islands of Inchmurrin, Creinch,…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 291 m
South Ayrshire
The number of hours of natural sunshine in South Ayrshire is controlled by the length of day and by cloudiness. In general, December is the dullest month and May or June the sunniest. Sunshine duration decreases with increasing altitude, increasing latitude and distance from the coast. Local topography also…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 151 m
Aberdeen
United Kingdom > Scotland > Aberdeen
Two weather stations collect climate data for the area, Aberdeen/Dyce Airport, and Craibstone. Both are about 4 1⁄2 miles (7 km) to the north west of the city centre, and given that they are in close proximity to each other, exhibit very similar climatic regimes. Dyce tends to have marginally warmer daytime…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 52 m
Scottish Highlands
United Kingdom > Scotland > Highland
The Scottish Highlands are renowned for their rugged, mountainous terrain that dominates much of the region. Stretching across the northern and central parts of Scotland, the landscape is shaped by ancient geological forces, including the Caledonian Orogeny, which caused significant tectonic collisions…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 907 m
Cairngorm Mountains
United Kingdom > Scotland > Aberdeenshire
In terms of height, remoteness and the severe and changeable weather, the Cairngorms are the most arduous area in the United Kingdom. The plateau area has a Tundra climate (Köppen ET), and the shattered terrain is more like the high ground in high-arctic Canada or northern Norway than what is often observed…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 619 m
Biggar
United Kingdom > Scotland > South Lanarkshire
Biggar has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb). Camps Reservoir is a nearby weather station situated at an elevation of 295 m (968 ft).
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 254 m
Denholm
United Kingdom > Scotland > Scottish Borders
In Main Street, stands The Text House, a category B listed building, erected about 1910 by John Haddon (1845–1924), a medical doctor and author of published works on public sanitation and dietetics. The 3-storey house is in the arts and craft style. One of the texts on the front elevation is a reminder to…
Durchschnittliche Höhe: 128 m
