Eight Mile Burn is a small settlement in
Midlothian
Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh, ...
, South East Scotland, at the base of
Pentland Hills
The Pentland Hills are a range of hills southwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. The range is around in length, and runs southwest from Edinburgh towards Biggar and the upper Clydesdale.
Etymology
The name is first recorded for the farm of Pentlan ...
Regional Park. It is approximately 11 miles from the centre of Edinburgh, midway between
Silverburn
Silverburn (also known as Pollok Town Centre or The Centre) is an out-of-town shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. The development replaces the Pollok centre with a brand new shopping centre, anchored by T ...
and
Nine Mile Burn
Nine Mile Burn is a hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland, the last in Midlothian when heading south on the A702 road.
It is located at the foot of the Pentland Hills, near Penicuik and about 2 km north-east of the village of Carlops
Carlops ( ...
on the A702.
References
Villages in Midlothian
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