Silverburn

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.

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Silverburn, Midlothian”

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Black Hill and Scald Law.

South Black Hill

Peak

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Black Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. It is located in the west of Midlothian on the east flank of the approximately 25 km long chain of hills.

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.

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 Penicuik and Nine Mile Burn.

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.

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. Nine Mile Burn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Silverburn.

Milton Bridge

Hamlet

Milton Bridge is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located two miles north of Penicuik on the Glencorse Burn and gets its name from the bridge crossing. Milton Bridge is situated 3½ miles northeast of Silverburn.

Silverburn

Categories: village and locality
Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.82889° or 55° 49′ 44″ north

Longitude

-3.27237° or 3° 16′ 21″ west

Elevation

951 feet (290 metres)

Open location code

9C7RRPHH+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1928725948

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13277032

Wikidata ID

Q15059254

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to French—“Silverburn” goes by many names.

Basque: “Silverburn”
Dutch: “Silverburn”
French: “Silverburn”

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