Caerketton Hill
Caerketton Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. Standing at 478 m, it is at the northeast end of the approximately 25 km long chain of hills on the border between the council areas of the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian.Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Midlothian Snowsports Centre and Allermuir Hill.
Midlothian Snowsports Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Keith Boardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Midlothian Snowsports Centre, formerly the Hillend Ski Centre and still often referred to as simply Hillend, is the second longest dry ski slope in Europe, situated near Hillend near Edinburgh, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swanston and Hillend.
Swanston
Hamlet
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanston is a village and residential area on the southern edge of Edinburgh, Scotland, noted for its picturesque thatched cottages set around an informal village green.
Hillend
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillend is a small hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland. Lying just south of Edinburgh, it is close to the boundary between Midlothian and the City of Edinburgh council area and takes its name from being situated at the end of the 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".
Caerketton Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,568 feet
- Description: hill in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88306° or 55° 52′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.2214° or 3° 13′ 17″ westElevation
1,568 feet (478 metres)Open location code
9C7RVQMH+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 363606217OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Caerketton Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caerketton Hill”
- Dutch: “Caerketton Hill”
- German: “Caerketton Hill”
- Swedish: “Caerketton Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Swanston and Boghall.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include T Wood and Edinburgh University Exmoor Pony Trekking Section (Swanston).
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