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 Lord Pentland (judicial title) (born 1957), Senator of the College of Justice (Scotland)