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Associated with Robert Louis Stevenson, this small estate village lies at the end of its own private road deep in the green belt beneath the Pentlands.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.3km<br/>And other electrical support structures - at least 5 pylons are visible, as well as poles carrying lower tension cables. Looking towards the Lothianburn junction of the A720 [Edinburgh City Bypass] and A702 [Biggar Road] at Fairmilehead.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.3km<br/>The junction of the A702 and the slip road west to the A720 [the Edinburgh ring-road]. Always a pleasure to drive past in spring.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.4km<br/>Not the village associated with R.L. Stevenson but a 1980s infill housing estate by the city bypass.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>Long closed and boarded up.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>Whins contrast with a light snow covering on Caerketton.
©Richard Webb
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©michael ely
Dist:0.5km<br/>Currently closed and boarded up. The hill behind is Caerketton Hill.
©Callum Black
Dist:0.5km<br/>The ski slope on the north facing slopes of the Pentland Hills is a major attraction all year round. Image taken from near the junction of the A720 and A702.
©james denham
Dist:0.5km<br/>The clubhouse at dusk.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking east from the path from Swanston to Goldburn near Hillend.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>Main road into Edinburgh. When it snows, parking is at a premium here with many turning up to play in the snow. The road to the ski centre is often too heavily snowed up for ordinary vehicles.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.5km<br/>The A702 heading south from Lothianburn junction, with Caerketton in the background.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>Formally dressed stone, in comparison with the older thatched cottages [[2337363]].
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>Gorse growing on the Lothianburn golf course with a view of the Hillend ski slopes.
©Richard Webb

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