Pentland Hills
What lies beyond the 'Pentland Skyline' and what should be included in a longer round of the Pentland Hills? According to Jonny Muir, who put together such a round then ran it on 2nd July 2020, the criteria for inclusion are 'literal prominence and figurative prominence'. Jonny's route, starting and finishing at Swanston and based on Tumps with exclusions and further inclusions for aesthetics and logic, forms a 51-mile loop with c.4,000m ascent and took him 12 hours 32 minutes. He lists the following 42 carefully-considered summits along with East Cairn Hill's east and west tops, which he ran but didn't number:
- Allermuir
- Capelaw
- Harbour Hill
- Bell's Hill
- Black Hill
- Hare Hill
- Cock Rig
- Wether Law
- East Cairn Hill
- West Cairn Hill
- Muckle Knock
- Byrehope Mount
- King's Seat
- Catstone
- Fadden
- Craigengar
- Mealowther
- Henshaw Hill
- White Craig
- Darlees Rig
- Bleak Law
- Mid Hill
- Dunsyre Hill
- Mendick Hill
- Mount Maw
- Carlops Hill
- Grain Heads
- The Mount
- Patie's Hill
- Spittal Hill
- Green Law
- Cap Law
- Braid Law
- West Kip
- East Kip
- South Black Hill
- Scald Law
- Carnethy Hill
- Turnhouse Hill
- Castlelaw
- Fala Knowe
- Caerketton
For further details including criteria for hill choice and a report of his actual run, please see Jonny's blog on Round of the Pentland Hills: conceiving, planning, doing.
Page new 27th December 2020