Skid_Hill Knowpia

Skid Hill
Skid Hill
	Skid Hill seen from NW
Highest point
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Prominence	98 m (322 ft)
Listing	TuMP
Coordinates	55°58′42″N 2°47′30″W / 55.97838°N 2.79170°W
Geography
	Skid Hill East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parent range	Garleton Hills
OS grid	NT 50730 76437
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Skid Hill is a 186 metres high hill of eastern Scotland, the highest of the Garleton Hills.^[1]

Geology edit

The old quarry

The hill origin is volcanic and it shows both trachitic and basic lavas, recognisable thanks to the excavations connected to the disused quarry opened in its eastern flanks.^[4]

History edit

A hill fort was detected close to the top of Skid Hill, in one area now located on the northern edge of the disused quarry.^[5]

Access to the summit edit

Skid Hill trig point in winter

Very close to the actual summit of Skid Hill stands a trig point.^[2] It can be easily accessed on foot from a road flanking the hill by a good track running along the South side of the hill and then by cattle tracks on its western side.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Munro, David M. (2006). Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins. p. 219. ISBN 9780004724669. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Skid Hill". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "TP6000 - Skid Hill". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ Craig, Gordon Younger; McLaren Donald Duff, Peter (1975). The Geology of the Lothians and south east Scotland: an excursion guide. Edinburgh Geological Society, Scottish Academic Press Ltd. p. 72. ISBN 9780707301068. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ Maxwell, Herbert (1924). Eighth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of East Lothian. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2018.