Peatrig Hill
| Peatrig Hill | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 10 m |
| Listing | (none) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Moorfoot Hills, Scotland |
| OS grid | NT360487 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 73 |
Peatrig Hill is a minor hill in Scotland, located about 15 km south-southeast of Edinburgh. One of the Moorfoot Hills, it is located in the parish of Heriot in the Scottish Borders Council Area.
The word rigg means "ridge" in the Old Norse language, thus Peatrig Hill translates as "peat ridge hill".
Other hills in the Moorfoot Hills include Blackhope Scar (651m), Dewar Hill, Garvald Law, Rough Moss (601m).
Other places in the vicinity include Borthwick Hall, Dewar, the Dewar Burn, the Gala Water, Garvald, Glentress and the Glentress Forest, the Heriot Water, and Stow.
Windy Knowe, Whiteside Law, Peatrig Hill
External links
- RCAHMS record for Peatrig Hill (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland)
- CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Peatrig Plantation
- Google Book: The anthropology of space and place: locating culture, by Setha M. Low, Denise Lawrence-Zuniga
- Peat Rigg Outdoor Training Centre
See also
Coordinates: 55°43′39″N 3°01′14″W / 55.72746°N 3.02057°W
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