Pentland

Pentland may refer to:

Places

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-east
  • Pentland Rising, or Battle of Rullion Green, a key conflict in the development of Scottish Presbyterianism
• Edinburgh Pentlands (disambiguation), the name of two parliamentary constituencies
• Old Pentland, a hamlet in Midlothian
• New Pentland, a hamlet in Midlothian

United States

• Pentland, California, an unincorporated community
• Pentland Township, Michigan, a civil township

Elsewhere

• Pentland, Queensland, Australia, a town
• Pentland Corners, Ontario, Canada, a community

People with the surname

• Joseph Barclay Pentland (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 (1907–1984)
• Alexander Pentland (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 (born 1969), Irish musician and member of the Canadian rock band, Sloan
• Rebekah Pentland, Australian politician
• Robert Pentland (1908–1975), American politician

People with the given name

• Pentland Hick (born 1919), British entrepreneur and author

Other uses

• Pentland (crater), on the Moon
• Pentland Ferries 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)

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