Highest Elevation in Scotland

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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All Countries · United Kingdom · Scotland

Highest Elevation — Scotland

1 Isle of Arran 942 ft

2 Shotts 709 ft

3 Carluke 689 ft

4 Lanark 653 ft

5 Penicuik 614 ft

6 Armadale 614 ft

7 Gorebridge 614 ft

8 Strathaven 597 ft

9 Selkirk 584 ft

10 Whitburn 568 ft

11 Peebles 558 ft

12 Balerno 541 ft

13 East Kilbride 528 ft

14 Blackburn 525 ft

15 Livingston 515 ft

16 Kelty 515 ft

17 Mayfield 512 ft

18 Newmains 512 ft

19 Newarthill 509 ft

20 Stonehouse 502 ft

21 Loanhead 499 ft

22 Cumbernauld 489 ft

23 Currie 479 ft

24 Lochgelly 469 ft

25 Bathgate 463 ft

26 Chapelhall 456 ft

27 Wishaw 453 ft

28 Newton Mearns 449 ft

29 Neilston 446 ft

30 Meikle Earnock 440 ft

31 Kirriemuir 436 ft

32 Airdrie 427 ft

33 Cowdenbeath 420 ft

34 Westhill 417 ft

35 Ballingry 400 ft

36 Galashiels 390 ft

37 Larkhall 384 ft

38 Hawick 381 ft

39 Cumnock 377 ft

40 Colinton 367 ft

41 Auchterarder 354 ft

42 Dunfermline 351 ft

43 Faifley 341 ft

44 Bonnyrigg 338 ft

45 Holytown 335 ft

46 Stewarton 318 ft

47 Clarkston 312 ft

48 Beith 305 ft

49 New Stevenston 305 ft

50 Glenrothes 302 ft

51 Tranent 295 ft

52 Coatbridge 289 ft

53 Stepps 279 ft

54 Nigg 276 ft

55 Crieff 276 ft

56 Motherwell 272 ft

57 Moodiesburn 266 ft

58 Blairgowrie and Rattray 262 ft

59 Portlethen 262 ft

60 High Blantyre 256 ft

61 Mossend 256 ft

62 Dundee 253 ft

63 Cambuslang 249 ft

64 Bellshill 249 ft

65 Cove 249 ft

66 Viewpark 233 ft

67 Broxburn 230 ft

68 Hamilton 223 ft

69 Blantyre 223 ft

70 Edinburgh 217 ft

71 Milngavie 217 ft

72 Dunblane 210 ft

73 Forfar 207 ft

74 Inverurie 207 ft

75 Lenzie 200 ft

76 Bishopbriggs 197 ft

77 Banchory 197 ft

78 Bonhill 194 ft

79 Bothwell 194 ft

80 Barrhead 190 ft

81 Dalkeith 190 ft

82 Duntocher 187 ft

83 Kilsyth 184 ft

84 Kilbirnie 184 ft

85 Haddington 180 ft

86 Turriff 180 ft

87 Dalserf 177 ft

88 Dyce 174 ft

89 Kirkintilloch 167 ft

90 Paisley 164 ft

91 Linlithgow 164 ft

92 Bearsden 161 ft

93 Denny 161 ft

94 Uddingston 154 ft

95 Polmont 151 ft

96 Giffnock 148 ft

97 Dalry 144 ft

98 Bannockburn 135 ft

99 Houston 135 ft

100 Glasgow 131 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in Scotland.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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