Carnethy Hill

Hill in Midlothian, Scotland

Carnethy Hill is located in Scotland
Carnethy Hill
Carnethy Hill
Location in Scotland
LocationMidlothian, ScotlandParent rangePentland HillsOS gridNT204619Topo mapOS Landranger 66ClimbingEasiest routeHike

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

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]

References

Media related to Carnethy Hill at Wikimedia Commons

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  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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