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'''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]], the name of two parliamentary constituencies
'''Elsewhere'''
* [[Pentland, Queensland]], Australia
* [[Pentland Corners, Ontario]], Canada, a community in Centre Wellington
* [[Pentland Township, Michigan]], United States
=== People ===
* [[Joseph Barclay Pentland]] (1797-1873), Irish geographer
* [[Baron Pentland]], an 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
* [[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]] (b. 1969), Irish musician and member of the Canadian rock band, Sloan
* [[Pentland Hick]] (b. 1919), British entrepreneur and author
=== Other ===
* [[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
* [[Pentland's Tinamou]] (''Tinamotis pentlandii''), a tropical bird
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