Scald Law

Scald Law

Infobox Mountain
Name = Scald Law
Elevation = 579 m
Location = Midlothian, Scotland
Prominence = "c." 312 m
Coordinates = coord|55.8357|N|3.2901|W|region:GB_scale:20000_type:mountain|display=inline,title
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 65
Easiest route = Hike
Grid_ref_UK = NT191610
Listing = Marilyn

Scald Law, the highest of the Pentland Hills, is a hill 1.5km north-west of Penicuik, Scotland. The hill is composed of Devonian volcanic rock.

The origin of the name is uncertain. Some sources say it derives from the Scots Language word scawed, meaning "bare" [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/didyouknow/placenames/scotsglossary-n-y.html Glossary of Scots origins of place names in Britain (N to Y) ] ] , while another claims it derives from scaldberry [http://download.edinburgh.gov.uk/Pentlands/Pentland_Place_Names.doc] , an old name for blackberry.

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