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词条 Pentland
释义

  1. Places

  2. People with the surname

  3. People with the given name

  4. Other uses

Pentland may refer to:

Places

In 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

Elsewhere:

  • Pentland, Queensland, Australia
  • Pentland Corners, Ontario, Canada, a community in Centre Wellington
  • Pentland, California, United States
  • Pentland Township, Michigan, United States

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
  • Robert Pentland, 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
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