Turnhouse Hill
Turnhouse Hill is a peak in Midlothian, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,660 feet. Turnhouse Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirkton, as well as near the locality Rullion Green Cottage.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carnethy Hill and Bell’s Hill.
Carnethy Hill
Peak
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverburn and Easter Howgate.
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.
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".
Penicuik
Photo: YOGAN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penicuik is 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.
Turnhouse Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,660 feet
- Description: hill in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.85074° or 55° 51′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.25938° or 3° 15′ 34″ westElevation
1,660 feet (506 metres)Open location code
9C7RVP2R+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 289414378OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Turnhouse Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turnhouse Hill”
- Dutch: “Turnhouse Hill”
- German: “Turnhouse Hill”
- Swedish: “Turnhouse Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kirkton and Rullion Green Cottage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Covenanters‘ Monument, Rullion Green and King’s Hill.
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