West Cairn Hill
West Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 562 m, it is the fifth highest elevation and lies on the western flank of the approximately 20 mi long chain of hills.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include East Cairn Hill and Colzium Hill.
East Cairn Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 567 m, it is the highest hill in the City of Edinburgh council area and is located on the western flank of the approximately 20 mi long chain of hills.
Harperrig Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harperrig Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland, to the north of the Pentland Hills, four miles south of Mid Calder. The Water of Leith flows through it, and nearby are Harlaw Reservoir and Threipmuir Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carlops and Nine Mile Burn.
Carlops
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carlops is a small village in the Pentland Hills, within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the boundary with Midlothian. It lies between West Linton and Penicuik.
Nine Mile Burn
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nine Mile Burn is a hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland, the last in Midlothian when heading south on the A702 road. It is located at the foot of the Pentland Hills, near Penicuik and about 2 km north-east of the village of Carlops.
West Linton
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It is in the county of Peeblesshire and the Scottish Borders council area. West Linton is situated 5 miles southeast of West Cairn Hill.
West Cairn Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,844 feet
- Description: hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.81062° or 55° 48′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.42589° or 3° 25′ 33″ westElevation
1,844 feet (562 metres)Open location code
9C7RRH6F+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 363604947OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“West Cairn Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “West Cairn Hill”
- German: “West Cairn Hill”
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