Spittal Hill
| Spittal Hill | ||
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 Spittal Hill summit |
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| height | 526 m | |
| location | Midlothian , Scotland | |
| Mountains | Pentland Hills | |
| Coordinates | 55 ° 48 '48 " N , 3 ° 20' 7" W | |
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The Spittal Hill is a 526 m high hill in the chain of the Pentland Hills . It is located in the west of the Scottish Council Area Midlothian on the eastern flank in the center of the approximately 25 km long range of hills. The hamlet of Carlops is about three kilometers south; the small town of Penicuik 7.5 km northeast. To the southwest, the North Esk Reservoir was dammed. The neighboring hills are Green Law in the north, Patie's Hill in the south and the Cock Rig in the west.
At the foot of Spittal Hill on the banks of the North Esk there may be the remains of a Shieling hut. Traces of agricultural use can be found along the Gutterford Burn stream that flows between Spittal Hill and Cock Rig. These include the remains of agricultural buildings that were partially used until the middle of the 19th century.
Enclosure walls on the eastern flank of Spittal Hill, which were formerly used to keep sheep, are now up to a height of 30 cm. At the site of today's Spittal Farm there was probably once a hospital ( Hospital ) or a recovery station for travelers from the possibly derived the name of the hill. No traces of the building have been preserved, but a stone dating from 1641 is built into the barn of the farm, which could originally have come from the hospital.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Paties Hill in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Gutterford in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Cock Rig in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Spittal Hill in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Spittal Farm in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)