Carnethy Hill
{{Short description|Hill in Midlothian, Scotland}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Carnethy Hill
| photo =Carnethy Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1428294.jpg
| photo_caption = Carnethy Hill from the path down Scald Law
| elevation_m = 573
| elevation_ref =
| prominence = c. 140 m (459 ft)
| prominence_ref=
| range = Pentland Hills
| listing = HuMP
| location = Midlothian, Scotland
| map = Scotland
| map_caption = Location in Scotland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.8437|N|3.2727|W|region:GB_scale:20000_type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| grid_ref_UK = NT204619
| topo = OS Landranger 66
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
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.Carnethy Hill, [http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst384.html www.scottish-places.info/] 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'.Bethany Fox, University of Helsinki; The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland, The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), [http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html www.heroicage.org] (appendix at [http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html www.heroicage.org]).
References
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Category:Mountains and hills of Midlothian
Category:Hills of the Scottish Midland Valley
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