Black Hill (Pentland Hills)
| Black Hill | ||
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 Black Hill with the Threipmuir Reservoir in the foreground |
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| height | 501 m ASL | |
| location | Midlothian , Scotland | |
| Mountains | Pentland Hills | |
| Coordinates | 55 ° 51 ′ 19 ″ N , 3 ° 17 ′ 52 ″ W | |
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The Black Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills . The 501 m high elevation lies on the western border of the Scottish Council Area Midlothian on the western flank of the approximately 25 km long range of hills. The western flank of the Black Hills is already partially in the area of the adjacent Council Area Edinburgh . The closest settlements are around four kilometers northwest of Balerno and the small town of Penicuik five kilometers southeast. The neighboring hills are Hare Hill in the southwest, Bell's Hill in the northeast and Turnhouse Hill and Carnethy Hill in the east.
Surroundings
Two reservoirs surround Black Hill. The Logan Burn , which runs along the eastern flank, was dammed in 1851 to form Loganlea Reservoir , which is located between Black Hill and Carnethy Hill. The reservoir drains into the northeastern Glencorse Reservoir , whose water eventually drains into the North Esk , which runs along the eastern flank of the Pentland Hills.
In the plain west of Black Hill, along the Bavelaw Burn , the much larger Threipmuir Reservoir was dammed in the 1840s . This drains into the Harlaw Reservoir , the water of which eventually flows into the Water of Leith , which runs along the western flank of the range of hills. Both reservoirs were used to supply Edinburgh with water.
On the banks of the Loganlea Reservoir are the remains of a small tower house called Howlet's House . The structure probably dates from the 15th or 16th century. The remains are protected as a Scheduled Monument .
On the west flank, between Black Hill and Hare Hill, lies the manor house of Bavelaw Castle . The building, created in the 1620s, goes back to an older tower house at the same location. Both the Scottish Queen Maria Stuart and James I of England are said to have stayed there. Around 1900 Bavelaw Castle was redesigned with the help of Robert Lorimer . It is classified as a monument of the highest category A.