Views from Pentland Hills

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	Torphin view west 1152 x 864 266K	The view west from Torphin Hill. In the distance on the left can be seen the Five Sisters slag heap (shale bing) near West Calder. In the centre is Kaimes Hill whose former quarry contains our rubbish as landfill. On the right is Dalmahoy Hill.
	Bonaly view 0 1024 x 768 193K	Corstorphine Hill and Granton are visible in the distance, through the snow-clouds drifting by.
	Bonaly view 1 1024 x 768 154K	I Panned the camera slightly left to catch the pool of sunlight on Sighthill district.
	Bonaly view 2 1024 x 768 184K	A telephoto shot from the same standpoint. The water is the Firth of Forth (Forth estuary) leading to the North Sea.
	Bonaly view 1024 x 768 138K	A summer view north from Bonaly.
	Bonaly view north 3 1024 x 768 191K	The view north from Bonaly Reservoir. Corstorphine Hill is visible in the hazy winter sunshine, and Fife is just discernible.
	City Lights from Allermuir 1152 x 864 235K	Photographed just before 5pm early in December. The sun had set but there was still some skylight and a bright full moon. Down below the slopes of Allermuir, at the right of the picture are the bright lights of the A720 city bypass as it heads below the A70 Lanark Road before curving away westwards past Wester Hailes and Sighthill.
	Oxgangs Granton 1024 x 768 130K	The telephoto effect makes Oxgangs and Granton appear closer together. The A720 city bypass and the Firth of Forth are both visible too.
	View north 1024 x 768 74K	Howden Glen leads up here from Dreghorn. Beyond the signpost is the Firth of Forth.
	Allermuir Viewpoint 1152 x 864 314K	The bronze plaque is covered in morning dew. Beyond is the footpath from Swanston. The Firth of Forth sweeps across the distance behind Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat.
	Allermuir Viewpoint 2 1152 x 864 231K	'Allermuir Hill Pentlands 1617 feet' states the text in the central circle round the compass points. 1617 feet = 493 metres, or about twice the height of Arthur's Seat.
	Bonaly Hill to Arthur's Seat 2 sizes 220K/275K	Click on the thumbnail for the 1152 x 864 image or click here for the 1280 x 1024 version.
	Bonaly Res 7 1024 x 768 161K	Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat can be seen round the side of Capelaw Hill. Photo taken from Harbour Hill.
	Caerketton view north east 1152 x 864 155K	A long lens shot. To the left of the 4 Moredun flats blocks stand the white buildings of the Royal Infirmary, gleaming in the sunshine. The white buildings further away are Kinnaird Park. The cliffs of the Isle of May (May Island) are plainly visible across the Firth of Forth near the horizon.
	Paraglider 3 1152 x 864 167K	At 5.30pm on a September evening we chanced upon this person flying effortlessly to and fro along the ridge of Caerketton Hill. The Braid Hills and Blackford Hill can be seen far below. In the distance on the right can be seen Salisbury Crags. Further away beyond Leith's shore is the Firth of Forth and Inchkeith Island.
	Paraglider 6 1152 x 864 178K	Behind the paraglider are the Forth Bridges. In the distance to the north are the Ochil Hills, with yet more hills visible further west.
	T Woods 13 1152 x 864 293K	Photographed early one morning in late October, looking down from Caerketton. The autumn colours are revealed by the sunshine as commuters travel along the bypass at the southern fringe of Edinburgh. Further away to the north is the Firth of Forth and Fife.
	Forth from Pentlands 1280 x 813 199K	A long lens shot compresses the perspective and makes Corstorphine Hill look much closer than the 10km it actually is. A green ship sails up the Firth of Forth behind Martello Court. At the bottom right of the picture is Beechmount House - links 1 2
	Broxburn 1280 x 854 197K	Three long lens pictures taken from the path from Dreghorn up Capelaw. The first one shows the red shale bings at Broxburn in West Lothian.
	Longannet 1280 x 783 137K	The chimney of Longannet power station in Fife. Snowy peaks are in the distance. November 2008.
	East Lothian 1280 x 778 142K	An atmospheric shot featuring Cockenzie power station, North Berwick Law and the Bass Rock at extreme left. Fairmilehead Water Works are at the foot of the picture.
	Hillend-Boghall12 1280 x 854 196K	A long lens view north to Inchkeith island in the Firth of Forth and Salisbury Crags.
	Hillend-Boghall14 1280 x 854 K	Zooming back a little reveals the upmarket housing project built on the grounds of the former Princess Margaret Rose Hospital. A fence separates the houses from the trees on the ridge. Only 55M of trees separates these Margaret Rose streets from Galachlawside and other streets at Buckstone.
	Arthur's Seat from Allermuir 1680 x 1050 263K	A long lens view (~180mm) of Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat. Allermuir is the highest Pentland Hill overlooking Edinburgh. Fife lies across the Firth of Forth.

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