Allermuir Hill
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 Allermuir Hill |
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| height | 493 m ASL | |
| location | Midlothian , Edinburgh , Scotland | |
| Mountains | Pentland Hills | |
| Coordinates | 55 ° 52 '57 " N , 3 ° 14' 14" W | |
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The Allermuir Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills . The 493 m high elevation is at the northern end of the approximately 25 km long range of hills on the border between the Scottish Council Areas Edinburgh and Midlothian . The closest settlements are Currie , located around five kilometers to the west, and Loanhead , located to the east . The southern districts of Edinburgh begin about three kilometers north. The closest hills are Capelaw Hill in the southwest, Caerketton Hill in the east and Castlelaw Hill in the south.
The summit marks a cairn about one meter in diameter and half a meter high , which is probably not historical.
Surroundings
The Boghall Burn rises on the south flank and finally drains into the Firth of Forth via North Esk and Esk . The Howden Burn , which rises on the northern flank and initially flows into the Bonaly Burn , also drains into the Firth of Forth .
An arrowhead was on the eastern flank of the Allermuir Hills 1970 Feuerstein discovered. The exhibit is in the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland , which is affiliated with the Royal Museum .
A military training area extends over parts of the Allermuir Hills. This stretches in a three-kilometer strip west of the A720 . Originally, units stationed in the Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik used the area. Today the facility is partially abandoned and is part of the Redford Barracks in Edinburgh . If there is no military operation, the facility can be entered.
There are several abandoned quarries on the south and west flanks of the hill.
Top of the hill
Looking north over Edinburgh
Sheep farming on the slopes of the Allermuir Hills
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Allermuir Hill in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Caerketton Hill in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Fala Knowe in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Allermuir Hill in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
