Black Hill
Black Hill is a peak in Midlothian, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,644 feet. Black Hill is situated nearby to the locality The Howe, as well as near Black Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loganlea Reservoir and Threipmuir Reservoir.
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.
Threipmuir Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threipmuir Reservoir is a reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK. It is situated to the south of Edinburgh at the base of the Pentland Hills, two miles south of Balerno.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverburn and Balerno.
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.
Balerno
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balerno is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Currie
Suburb
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Currie is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Black Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,644 feet
- Description: hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.85493° or 55° 51′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.29829° or 3° 17′ 54″ westElevation
1,644 feet (501 metres)Open location code
9C7RVP32+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 289254416OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Black Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Hill”
- Dutch: “Black Hill (kulle i Storbritannien, Skottland, Midlothian)”
- Dutch: “Black Hill”
- German: “Black Hill”
- Swedish: “Black Hill (kulle i Storbritannien, Skottland, Midlothian)”
- Swedish: “Black Hill”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Howe and Black Springs.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gask Hill and Howletts House.
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