Pentland Hills

Pentland Hills
	View from Mauldslie Hill ( Moorfoot Hills ) of the northeast flank of the Pentland Hills
Highest peak	Scald Law ( 579 m ASL )
location	Scotland
Coordinates	55 ° 50 ′ N , 3 ° 20 ′ W Coordinates: 55 ° 50 ′ N , 3 ° 20 ′ W
Age of the rock	approx. 400 million years

The Pentland Hills , also short Pentlands , are a range of hills in Scotland . It extends over a length of 25 km from the southern foothills of Edinburgh in the northeast to the hamlets of Newbigging and Dunsyre in the southwest. Administratively, the Pentland Hills thus extend over five Council Areas : Edinburgh, West Lothian , South Lanarkshire , Midlothian and Scottish Borders , with Midlothian accounting for the largest area.

description

The range of hills consists largely of sandstone , the age of which is estimated to be around 400 million years. There are also volcanic rocks from the Devonian era . The Pentland Hills are characterized by numerous wide valleys and deep gullies , so that there is no continuous ridge . The most significant cuts include the Logan Burns Valley in the northeast and the Cauldstane Slap Pass in the center of the Pentland Hills. In the south, several individual hills connect the chain with the Southern Uplands .

Summit in the Pentlands

Surname	height	Council Area
Scald Law	579 m	Midlothian
Carnethy Hill	573 m	Midlothian
East Cairn Hill	567 m	West Lothian / Edinburgh / Scottish Borders
South Black Hill	563 m	Midlothian
West Cairn Hill	562 m	West Lothian / Scottish Borders
West Kip	551 m	Midlothian
Byrehope mount	536 m	Scottish Borders
Mount Maw	535 m	Scottish Borders
East Kip	534 m	Midlothian
Grain heads	532 m	Scottish Borders
Spittal Hill	526 m	Midlothian
Green Law	525 m	Midlothian
Craigengar	519 m	Scottish Borders / West Lothian
Wether Law	519 m	Scottish Borders
Turnhouse Hill	506 m	Midlothian
Black Hill	501 m	Midlothian
Cap Law	497 m	Midlothian
Allermuir Hill	493 m	Edinburgh / Midlothian
Castlelaw Hill	488 m	Midlothian
Cock rig	479 m	Midlothian
Caerketton Hill	478 m	Edinburgh / Midlothian
Colzium Hill	477 m	West Lothian
Patie's Hill	475 m	Midlothian
King Seat	463 m	Scottish Borders
Capelaw Hill	454 m	Edinburgh
Mendick Hill	451 m	Scottish Borders
Hare Hill	449 m	Midlothian
Catstone Hill	448 m	Scottish Borders
Loanes rig	448 m	South Lanarkshire
Bleak Law	445 m	South Lanarkshire
Mealowther	444 m	West Lothian
Millstone Rig	439 m	Scottish Borders
Braid Law	436 m	Midlothian
White Craig	434 m	South Lanarkshire
Harbor Hill	421 m	Midlothian
Faw Mount	416 m	Scottish Borders
Henshaw Hill	416 m	West Lothian / South Lanarkshire
Harrows Law	414 m	South Lanarkshire
Bell's Hill	406 m	Midlothian
Torweaving Hill	403 m	West Lothian
Dunsyre Hill	401 m	South Lanarkshire
Woodhouselee Hill	383 m	Midlothian
Black pear	370 m	South Lanarkshire
Left Law	360 m	South Lanarkshire

Waters

Numerous streams have their source in the Pentland Hills. They essentially drain over the North Esk (along the east flank), the Water of Leith (along the west flank) and the Clyde in the south. As early as the 19th century, reservoirs were created in the Pentland Hills to supply the Edinburgh metropolitan area with water . Torduff , Clubbiedean and Bonaly Reservoir are in the north not far from Edinburgh. The Loganlea and the Glencorse Reservoir are located at the level of Penicuik and draining over the Glencorse Burn (to the North Esk) . Both the Threipmuir and the Harlaw Reservoir flow westward into the Water of Leith. There is also the North Esk Reservoir , which was used to regulate the runoff of the North Esk, where numerous water-powered mills were located. The Crosswood Reservoir , which drains into the Almond via the Linhouse Water, is used to supply drinking water.