Pentland may refer to:
Places
In Scotland:
*
Pentland Firth, a strait between Orkney and Caithness in the far north
*
Pentland Skerries
The Pentland Skerries (Old Norse: ''Pettlandssker'')Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) ''Orkneyjar ok Katanes'' (map, Inverness, Nevis Print) are a group of four uninhabited islands lying in the Pentland Firth, northeast of Duncansby Head and south of So ...
, a group of islands lying in the Pentland Firth
*
Pentland Hills, a range just south of Edinburgh in the south east
**
Pentland Rising
The Battle of Rullion Green took place on 28 November 1666, near the Pentland Hills, in Midlothian, Scotland. It was the only significant battle of the Pentland Rising, a brief revolt by Covenanter dissidents against the Scottish government.
S ...
, or Battle of Rullion Green, a key conflict in the development of Scottish Presbyterianism
*
Edinburgh Pentlands (disambiguation) Edinburgh Pentlands has been the name of two parliamentary constituencies:
* Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Pentlands was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in ...
, the name of two parliamentary constituencies
Elsewhere:
*
Pentland, Queensland, Australia
*
Pentland Corners, Ontario Pentland may refer to:
Places
In Scotland:
*Pentland Firth, a strait between Orkney and Caithness in the far north
*Pentland Skerries, a group of islands lying in the Pentland Firth
*Pentland Hills, a range just south of Edinburgh in the south e ...
, Canada, a community in Centre Wellington
*
Pentland, California
Pentland was an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the Sunset Railroad east of Maricopa
Maricopa can refer to:
Places
* Maricopa, Arizona, United States, a city
** Maricopa Freeway, a piece of I-10 in M ...
, United States
*
Pentland Township, Michigan
Pentland Township is a civil township of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,674.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which i ...
, United States
People with the surname
*
(1797–1873), Irish geographer
*
Baron Pentland, extinct hereditary peerage in the UK
**
John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland (1860–1925), Scottish politician
**
Henry John Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland
Henry John Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland (6 June 1907 – 14 February 1984) was the President of thfrom its formation in 1953 and the President of thGurdjieff Foundation of Californiafrom its inception in 1955. He held both posts until his death ...
(1907–1984)
*
Alexander Pentland
Alexander Augustus Norman Dudley "Jerry" Pentland, (5 August 1894 – 3 November 1983) was an Australian fighter ace in World War I. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he commenced service as a Lighthorseman with the Australi ...
(1884–1983), Australian World War I flying ace
*
Alex Pentland (born 1951), MIT Professor and entrepreneur
*
Barbara Pentland (1912–2000), Canadian composer
*
Fred Pentland (1883–1962), English footballer and manager
*
Norman Pentland (1912–1972), British Labour Member of Parliament for Chester-le-Street
*
Patrick Pentland
Patrick Pentland (born 20 September 1969) is an Irish rock guitarist member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs, but Pentland primarily plays lead guitar for most songs. He occasiona ...
(born 1969), Irish musician and member of the Canadian rock band, Sloan
*
Robert Pentland
Robert Pentland (February 7, 1908 – June 5, 1975) was an American Democratic politician who served in the Missouri General Assembly. He served in the Missouri Senate between 1949 and 1969.
Born in Bowhill, Scotland, he was educated in the pub ...
, American politician
People with the given name
*
Pentland Hick
Edwin Pentland Hick (21 July 1919 – 6 March 2016) was a British entrepreneur, author, publisher, and veteran of World War II. Hick is best known for founding the Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo in North Yorkshire
Military service
Hick served ...
(born 1919), British entrepreneur and author
Other uses
*
Pentland (crater)
Pentland is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern part of the Moon, and appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While lar ...
, on the moon
*
Pentland Ferries
Pentland Ferries is a privately owned, family company which has operated a ferry service between Gills Bay in Caithness, Scotland and St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney since May 2001. The company is one of only two major veh ...
which operates in the Pentland Firth
*
Pentland Group plc, a privately held, global brand management company based in the UK
*
Lord Pentland (judicial title) (born 1957), Senator of the College of Justice (Scotland)
{{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname
