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 (born 1978), 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)