Craiglockhart Hill
Pair of mountains in Scotland
Craiglockhart Hill
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Craiglockhart Hill
Craiglockhart Hill (the City of Edinburgh council area)
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Craiglockhart Hill
Craiglockhart Hill (Scotland)
Show map of ScotlandCraiglockhart Hill is a combination of two summits, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart, in the suburb of Craiglockhart, Edinburgh.[1]
Easter Craiglockhart Hill's summit is 158m high. In 2004 this hill was designated a local nature reserve. Wester Craiglockhart Hill has a summit of 175m.
The hills are formed of Carboniferous basaltic lava and ash on sandstone. On part of Wester Craiglockhart an exposed upper lava deposit about 30 metres thick features a central area of well-formed columns. When this lava crystallized, a series of hexagonal cracks produced the columnar structure.
The valley between the two summits is called Glenlockhart. The valley took its present form over 17,000 years ago when an ice sheet covered the area. Meltwater from the Water of Leith, then dammed by ice, cut the channel.[1]
References
- ^ a b https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/downloads/rigsleaflet_craiglockharta4.pdf Craiglockart and Edinburgh's Seven Hills
External links
- Walk Highlands, Craiglockhart Hills
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Hills of Edinburgh
- Arthur's Seat
- Blackford Hill
- Braid Hills
- Calton Hill
- Castle Rock
- Corstorphine Hill
- Craiglockhart Hill
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