Damhead
Damhead is a hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland. Damhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Hillend, as well as near Old Pentland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Pentland Cemetery and Midlothian Snowsports Centre.
Old Pentland Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Pentland Cemetery is a cemetery in Old Pentland, near Loanhead in Midlothian, Scotland. A category B listed building, the cemetery dates back to the early 17th century.
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.
Caerketton Hill
Peak
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillend and Bilston.
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.
Bilston
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bilston is a small village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located on the edge of Edinburgh, just south of Loanhead on the A701. The Bilston Burn Site of Special Scientific Interest was occupied from 2002 until the mid-2010s by protestors who successfully opposed plans for a bypass.
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.
Damhead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.87997° or 55° 52′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.19368° or 3° 11′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7RVRH4+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 30631582OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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