Dunsyre (Gaelic: Dùn Saghair) is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is 6 miles from Carnwath . Dunsyre is associated with an ancient barony and parish church. The name of Dunsyre is of Celtic origin is supposed to signify the "Hill of the Seer," It is located by the burn known as the South Medwin Water. Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... South Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of the traditional county of Lanarkshire. ... Carnwath is in a moorland village in the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Various rulers or governments of Europe, of Japan bestow or recognise the title of baron. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... Look up Celtic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... South Medwyn is a river in the Lanarkshire region of Scotland. ...

The surface is generally elevated, and rises further still into the surrounding hills. Dunsyre Hill overlooks the area from the north and Blackmount from the south. Dunsyre Hill forms the termination of the Pentland Hills, a range extending for nearly twenty miles from the immediate vicinity of Edinburgh. This hill has an elevation of 500 feet above the general surface of the lands, and of 1315 above sea level; a small range of gradually diminishing hills branches off towards the west from it, stretching to the parish of Carnwath. Between the Dunsyre and Walston ranges is a level valley and the small river of the South Medwin, it is about three miles in length and a mile wide.
The Pentland Hills is a range of hills to the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Carnwath is in a moorland village in the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... St. ... South Medwyn is a river in the Lanarkshire region of Scotland. ...

External links

• "Dunsyre"- geo.ed.ac.uk
• Dunsyre.com and Dunsyre.net Information about Dunsyre and local links.

Coordinates: 55°43′N, 3°29′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...