What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Roughly 150 meters in height, Mountain Yew on Caerketton is a small, rounded hill with a heathery summit, typical of the volcanic and metamorphic geology of the Edinburgh area. Its name suggests a historical or folkloric association with yew trees, which often feature in Scottish place names linked to ancient woodlands or burial sites.
Places near here
Protected Mountain Yew on CaerkettonMountain or hill · 131 yd
HillendFort (prehistoric) · 263 yd
T WoodWood · 619 yd
Caerketton HillCairn (prehistoric) · 660 yd
Mountain Rescue on Caerketton CragsMountain or hill · 731 yd
Cottage, SwanstonOld home or work place · 1035 yd
Edinburgh, 12 Swanston VillageCottage (18th Century) · 1079 yd
Edinburgh, SwanstonNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.0 mi
Edinburgh, Winton DriveNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.1 mi
Green CraigMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Fraser Tytler MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Wood, GalachlawForest or wood · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0