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Caerketton Hill
Hill in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caerketton Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. Standing at 478 m, it is at the northeast end of the approximately 25 km (16 mi) long chain of hills on the border between the council areas of the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian.[2] The nearest town is Loanhead, 2 kilometers to the east while Edinburgh's southern suburbs start about a kilometer to the north. The nearest hills are Allermuir Hill to the west and Woodhouselee Hill to the south. The Swanston Burn and Lothian Burn rise on the northern slopes while the Boghall Burn receives water from the southern slopes. Their waters meet in the Burdiehouse Burn and, eventually, as the Brunstane Burn, drain into the Firth of Forth at Eastfield, Edinburgh.
Caerketton Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 63 m (207 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 55°52′59″N 3°13′17″W |
Geography | |
City of Edinburgh council area and Midlothian, Scotland Show map of the City of Edinburgh council area | |
Parent range | Pentland Hills |
On the crest of the hill are the scattered remains of a cairn now consisting of small stones, 16 meters in diameter and 1.5 meter high.[3] The cairn is protected as a scheduled monument.[4]