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Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is traditionally said to have been "built on Seven Hills", in an allusion to the seven hills of Rome. While there is considerable room for debate as to which hills are included and excluded from the seven, seven possibilities are listed in an old rhyme:[1][poem 1]
The Pentland Hills are also just to the south of the city, and their lower slopes are within the city boundary, especially around Hillend, Swanston and Balerno. Some of the hills are formed from dead volcanoes that last erupted 400 million years ago,[2] and all show the effect of glaciation.
The tale of the seven hills of Edinburgh is popular enough that several local business take their name from it, including a dentist,[3] a tour company,[4] and a cèilidh band.[5]
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