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The Pentland Hills are a range of hills to the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The range is around 20 miles (32 km) in length, and runs south west from Edinburgh towards Biggar and the upper Clydesdale. Some of the peaks include: * Scald Law (579 m) (1900 ft) * Carnethy Hill (573 m) (1880 ft) * East Cairn Hill (567 m) (1860 ft) * West Cairn Hill (562 m) (1844 ft) * West Kip (551 m) (1808 ft) * Byrehope Mount (536 m) (1759 ft) * East Kip (534 m) (1752 ft) * Allermuir Hill (493 m) (1617 ft) * Castlelaw Hill (488 m) (1601 ft) The hills span a number of council regions: from the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian in the north, south-west through West Lothian to the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire. ==Usage== The Pentland Hills Regional Park was designated in 1986. It covers an area of 90 km² (35 sq mi) at the northern end of the hills. The park, together with the rest of the hills, are used for a variety of recreational activities including hillwalking, mountain biking, horse riding, golf and skiing at the artificial ski slope at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre. Today most of the land is upland pasture, along with a few forestry plantations. The Ministry of Defence have a rifle range at Castlelaw. Much of Edinburgh's water supply is from reservoirs in the hills, including Threipmuir, Harlaw, Clubbiedean, Torduff, Glencorse and Loganlea. A number of rivers rise in the hills, including the Water of Leith and the North Esk. In the southern part of the hills is Little Sparta, the garden of the late artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay. Settlements in or near the Pentlands include: * Edinburgh suburbs - Balerno (with Malleny Mills), Juniper Green, Colinton, Currie, Oxgangs, Fairmilehead, Swanston * Midlothian - Glencorse, Hillend, Nine Mile Burn, Penicuik, Silverburn, * West Lothian - Kirknewton, Livingston is also near. * Scottish Borders (traditional Peebleshire) - Carlops, West Linton * South Lanarkshire - Biggar, Auchengray, Carnwath, Dolphinton, Dunsyre, Garvald, Tarbrax 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pentland Hills」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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