Scald Law

#2216 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Scald Law is a hill in Midlothian, Scotland. At 579 metres it is the highest of the Pentland Hills. The hill is composed of Devonian volcanic rock. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1900 ftProminence: 1024 ftCoordinates: 55°50'10"N, 3°17'32"W

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Scald Law – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Midlothian Snowsports Centre, Glencorse Reservoir, Penicuik House, Loganlea Reservoir.

4.7 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Ski area
Midlothian Snowsports Centre, Edinburgh
121 min walk • The Midlothian Snowsports Centre, formerly the Hillend Ski Centre, is the second longest dry ski slope in Europe, situated near Hillend near Edinburgh, South East Scotland.
2.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Glencorse Reservoir
58 min walk • Glencorse Reservoir is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, two miles west of Glencorse, in the Pentland Hills. It is retained by an earth dam, and it was built between 1820 and 1824 by James Jardine to provide water for the mills of Auchendinny, Milton Bridge and Glencorse, and to supply drinking water to the citizens of Edinburgh.
2 miSE
Historical place, Architecture, Cafe
Penicuik House, Penicuik
50 min walk • Penicuik House survives as the shell of a formerly grand estate house in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The 18th-century palladian mansion was built on the site of an earlier house by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet.
0.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loganlea Reservoir
22 min walk • Loganlea Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. The Logan Burn connects the reservoir with Glencorse Reservoir.
2 miNW
Lake
Threipmuir Reservoir, Edinburgh
52 min walk • Threipmuir Reservoir is a reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK. It is situated to the south of Edinburgh at the base of the Pentland Hills, two miles south of Balerno.
3.9 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Water of Leith Walkway, Edinburgh
100 min walk • The Water of Leith Walkway is a public footpath and cycleway that runs alongside the small river of the same name through Edinburgh, Scotland, from Balerno to Leith.
5.2 miN
Church, Robert Louis Stevenson
Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh
133 min walk • Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland next to the Water of Leith.
1.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Bavelaw Castle, Edinburgh
47 min walk • Bavelaw Castle is a historic house in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland. It is north of Hare Hill in the Pentland Hills, four miles west of Penicuik, and two miles south of Balerno, above Threipmuir Reservoir.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Harlaw Reservoir, Edinburgh
63 min walk • Harlaw Reservoir is a small reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK, situated at the base of the Pentland Hills near Currie and Balerno.
5.1 miE
Park
Roslin Glen Country Park, Roslin
131 min walk • Roslin Glen Country Park is a wooded glen in the North Esk Valley, near the village of Roslin in Scotland. It contains walks with several places of interest along the way, including Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin Castle, Wallace's Cave and Hawthornden Castle.
3.1 miE
Forts and castles
Uttershill Castle, Penicuik
79 min walk • Uttershill Castle is a ruinous 16th-century tower house, about 0.5 miles south of Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, south of the river North Esk, and west of the Black Burn. Alternative names are Utters Hill and Outtershill Castle.