Carnethy Hill
Carnethy Hill, the second highest of the Pentland Hills, is a hill 3 miles north-west of Penicuik, Scotland. It lends its name to the Carnethy 5 hill race held annually since 1971, and the Carnethy Hill Running Club. Loganlea Reservoir lies on the northwest flank of the hill.Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,880 feet
- Description: second highest of the Pentland Hills, Scotland
- Also known as: “Carnethy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loganlea Reservoir and Turnhouse Hill.
Loganlea Reservoir
Fishing area
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loganlea Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. The Logan Burn connects the reservoir with Glencorse Reservoir.
Scald Law
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scald Law is a hill in Midlothian, Scotland. At 579 metres it is the highest of the Pentland Hills. The hill is composed of Devonian volcanic rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverburn and Penicuik.
Silverburn
Hamlet
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silverburn is a small hamlet near Penicuik, in Midlothian, south-east Scotland. It has a small community centre, with a garden surrounding the hall, which featured on the BBC Television programme The Beechgrove Garden in June 2008.
Penicuik
Photo: YOGAN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penicuik is in a town in The Lothians 10 miles south of Edinburgh. It's mostly commuterland for the city, with a population of 16,200 in 2016. It has an army base and is close to the scenic Pentland Hills.
Easter Howgate
Hamlet
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easter Howgate is a settlement in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the A702, two miles north of Penicuik. The Scottish Agricultural College maintains a teaching campus and a research farm there, named "Edinburgh Genetics".
Carnethy Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.84383° or 55° 50′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.27345° or 3° 16′ 24″ westElevation
1,880 feet (573 metres)Open location code
9C7RRPVG+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 289419463OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Carnethy Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carnethy Hill”
- Dutch: “Carnethy Hill”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كارنيثى هيل”
- German: “Carnethy Hill”
- Swedish: “Carnethy Hill”
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