Corstorphine Hill

Corstorphine Hill
Looking across Ravelston Golf Course to Corstorphine Hill
Highest point
Elevation161 m (528 ft)
Prominence117 m (384 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation0.23 km (0.14 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Dimensions
Length2.4 km (1.5 mi) N-S
Geography
Corstorphine Hill is located in Edinburgh
Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill
Edinburgh, Scotland
Corstorphine Hill is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill (the City of Edinburgh council area)
Corstorphine Hill is located in Scotland
Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill (Scotland)
OS gridNT206738
Topo mapOrdnance Survey Landranger 66
Climbing
Easiest routeEasy walk on well-defined paths from Ravelston Dykes Road or Clermiston Road

Corstorphine Hill is a low ridge-shaped hill rising above the western suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. Although there has been residential and commercial development on its lower slopes, especially in the south and west, most of the hill is occupied by a local nature reserve, consisting of extensive broadleaf woodland, accessible to the public.

The hill, which is composed largely of dolerite, was formed by the west-to-east movement of glaciers during the Pleistocene period. There is evidence of prehistoric settlement. Today the hill is popular with walkers, dog-walkers and joggers. Among its interesting features are a 19th-century tower, a walled garden and a Cold War bunker.