Scald Law

Scald Law
Scald Law
	Scald Law as seen from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
Prominence	c. 312 m (1,024 ft)
Listing	Marilyn, Hardy
Coordinates	55°50′09″N 3°17′24″W / 55.8357°N 3.2901°WCoordinates: 55°50′09″N 3°17′24″W / 55.8357°N 3.2901°W
Geography
Location	Midlothian, Scotland
OS grid	NT191610
Topo map	OS Landranger 65
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Scald Law is a hill in Midlothian, Scotland. At 579 metres (1900 feet) it is the highest of the Pentland Hills. The hill is composed of Devonian volcanic rock.

Etymology[]

The origin of the name is uncertain. Some sources say it derives from the Scots Language word scawed, meaning "bare."^[1] Others suggest that it derived from the Old Norse word sgat (meaning "rent") as cattle were pastured on the hill on payment of a rent.^[2] A further explanation is that it derives from scaldberry, an old name for blackberry.^[3]^[4] The word law is derived from the Old English for hill.

References[]

^ Glossary of Scots origins of place names in Britain (N to Y)
^ Milne, John (1912). Gaelic Placenames of the Lothians (PDF). Mcdougall's Educational Company. p. 43.
^ http://download.edinburgh.gov.uk/Pentlands/Pentland_Place_Names.doc^{[bare URL]}
^ Dixon, Norman (1947). The Placenames of Midlothian (PDF) (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. pp. 27, 45, 46, 240. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

External links[]

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[1] Glossary of Scots origins of place names in Britain (N to Y)

[2] Milne, John (1912). Gaelic Placenames of the Lothians (PDF). Mcdougall's Educational Company. p. 43.

[3] ttp://download.edinburgh.gov.uk/Pentlands/Pentland_Place_Names.doc^{[bare URL]}

[4] Dixon, Norman (1947). The Placenames of Midlothian (PDF) (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. pp. 27, 45, 46, 240. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

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