Scald Law
Scald Law as seen from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation579 m (1,900 ft)
Prominencec.312 metres (1,024 ft)
ListingMarilyn, Hardy
Coordinates55°50′09″N 3°17′24″W / 55.8357°N 3.2901°W / 55.8357; -3.2901
Geography
LocationMidlothian, Scotland
OS gridNT191610
Topo mapOS Landranger 65
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Scald Law is a hill in Midlothian, Scotland. At 579 metres (1,900 ft) 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

  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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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