Carnethy Hill

Carnethy Hill, the second highest of the Pentland Hills, is a hill 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Penicuik, Scotland.

Carnethy Hill
Carnethy Hill from the path down Scald Law
Highest point
Elevation573 m (1,880 ft)
Prominencec. 140 m (459 ft)
ListingHuMP
Coordinates55.8437°N 3.2727°W / 55.8437; -3.2727
Geography
Carnethy Hill
Location in Scotland
LocationMidlothian, Scotland
Parent rangePentland Hills
OS gridNT204619
Topo mapOS Landranger 66
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

It lends its name to the Carnethy 5 hill race held annually since 1971, and the Carnethy Hill Running Club.[1] Loganlea Reservoir lies on the Northwest flank of the hill.

Etymology

Carnethy is probably etymologically a Cumbric name. The main suggestion in past scholarship is that it is cognate with Welsh carneddau, 'cairns'.[2]

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References

Media related to Carnethy Hill at Wikimedia Commons

  1. Carnethy Hill, www.scottish-places.info/
  2. Bethany Fox, University of Helsinki; The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland, The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), www.heroicage.org (appendix at www.heroicage.org).


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