Fauch Hill

Hill, Mountain in Midlothian

Scotland

Fauch Hill

Post boxes at Crosswood Redundant postboxes put to use for delivery rather than despatch. At the start of the track to Crosswood and Crosswoodburn. The A70 [Lang Whang] heads off into the distance on the left, with the sign for the left turn [B7oo8] to West Calder.
Post boxes at Crosswood Credit: M J Richardson

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Images are sourced within 2km of 55.807814/-3.4842051 or Grid Reference NT0758. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Post boxes at Crosswood Redundant postboxes put to use for delivery rather than despatch. At the start of the track to Crosswood and Crosswoodburn. The A70 [Lang Whang] heads off into the distance on the left, with the sign for the left turn [B7oo8] to West Calder.
Post boxes at Crosswood
Redundant postboxes put to use for delivery rather than despatch. At the start of the track to Crosswood and Crosswoodburn. The A70 [Lang Whang] heads off into the distance on the left, with the sign for the left turn [B7oo8] to West Calder.
Aberlyn and Crosswoodburn Looking south east from the A70 [Lang Whang]. Rough grassland in the foothills of the Pentland Hills.
Aberlyn and Crosswoodburn
Looking south east from the A70 [Lang Whang]. Rough grassland in the foothills of the Pentland Hills.
Crosswood Burn Looking downstream from near Crosswood Bridge. Much of the forestry in this area is now being felled - compare Richard Webb's pictures from much the same spot 5-6 years earlier <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89207">NT0558 : Crosswood Burn.</a>, <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/273182">NT0558 : Crosswood Burn</a>.
Crosswood Burn
Looking downstream from near Crosswood Bridge. Much of the forestry in this area is now being felled - compare Richard Webb's pictures from much the same spot 5-6 years earlier NT0558 : Crosswood Burn., NT0558 : Crosswood Burn.
Crosswood Bridge Taking the A70 [Lang Whang] over the Crosswood Burn.
Crosswood Bridge
Taking the A70 [Lang Whang] over the Crosswood Burn.
Shear Bridge on the A70 Carrying the A70 over the Shear Burn, a small stream draining Torweaving Hill, just above its confluence with the Crosswood Burn.
Shear Bridge on the A70
Carrying the A70 over the Shear Burn, a small stream draining Torweaving Hill, just above its confluence with the Crosswood Burn.
Clear felling by the A70 Part of the extensive but fragmented Central Scotland Forest now being harvested.
Clear felling by the A70
Part of the extensive but fragmented Central Scotland Forest now being harvested.
Forest harvest in the Pentland foothills Clear felling of a patch of spruce by the A70 in the Central Scotland Forest.
Forest harvest in the Pentland foothills
Clear felling of a patch of spruce by the A70 in the Central Scotland Forest.
The A70 for Edinburgh Looking along the main road in the Edinburgh direction.  The signpost in the background indicates the B7008 road for West Calder.
The A70 for Edinburgh
Looking along the main road in the Edinburgh direction. The signpost in the background indicates the B7008 road for West Calder.
Camilty Forest This view shows harvested areas with trees of varying ages in the background.
Camilty Forest
This view shows harvested areas with trees of varying ages in the background.
Camilty Forest Road Vehicular access is restricted by the barrier.
Camilty Forest Road
Vehicular access is restricted by the barrier.
Camilty Forest An open part of the forest along the Lang Whang near Edinburgh.
Camilty Forest
An open part of the forest along the Lang Whang near Edinburgh.
Clear felled area, Camilty A recently felled conifer block under a thunderstorm.
Clear felled area, Camilty
A recently felled conifer block under a thunderstorm.
The Lang Whang The A70 running through conifer woods.
The Lang Whang
The A70 running through conifer woods.
Camilty Plantation The next generation of Sitka spruce is now well established.
Camilty Plantation
The next generation of Sitka spruce is now well established.
Clear felled area, Camilty A recently felled block with anemometer masts from the wind farmers.
Clear felled area, Camilty
A recently felled block with anemometer masts from the wind farmers.
Crosswood Burn A mown path in the forest at Camilty.
Crosswood Burn
A mown path in the forest at Camilty.
Crosswood Reservoir from the air A few minutes after take-off from Edinburgh towards the southwest.
Crosswood Reservoir from the air
A few minutes after take-off from Edinburgh towards the southwest.
The A70 road from the air Harperrig Reservoir is visible at the top of the photo.
The A70 road from the air
Harperrig Reservoir is visible at the top of the photo.
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Fauch Hill is located at Grid Ref: NT0758 (Lat: 55.807814, Lng: -3.4842051)

Unitary Authority: West Lothian

Police Authority: The Lothians and Scottish Borders

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///pens.lies.vaulting. Near West Calder, West Lothian

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