What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Rough height is approximately 260 meters; the hill is composed mainly of Old Red Sandstone. It lies within the Pentland Hills range, a significant recreational and geological feature near Edinburgh.
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0