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Whinny HillRising to 178m (584 feet) to the southwest of St. Margaret's Loch, Whinny Hill is the northeastern-most summit within Holyrood Park in central Edinburgh. Geologically, the hill comprises a series of lava flows erupted from the Arthur's Seat volcano in Carboniferous times.
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