What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Roughly 150–200 metres in height, Mid Hill is characterised by prominent sandstone outcrops typical of the Carboniferous geological formations in the Edinburgh area. While not widely documented in folklore, its location within the City of Edinburgh makes it a minor topographical feature of local interest.
Places near here
E Ridge, East Cairn HillAncient tomb or cairn · 576 yd
Patterns in the heather, Mid HillMountain or hill · 725 yd
East Cairn HillMountain / peak · 823 yd
King's HillMountain or hill · 1549 yd
Henshaw BurnSheepfold (post Medieval) · 1.0 mi
Wether LawMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
ListonshielsEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Cock RigFarmstead(s) (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Settlement (post Medieval) · 1.7 mi
Junker JU-88 Aircraft Crash SiteMemorial · 2.7 mi
Nine Mile Burn, Whitehill CottageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.1 mi
Kip's WoodWood · 3.2 mi
Joppa WoodWood · 3.6 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0