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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAMMERMOOR HILLS | Lammermoor Hills | Fullertons Gazetteer of Scotland Map of Berwickshire Map of Scotland |
A broad range of Moorish heights stretching eastward from the Gala Water, in the S.E extremity of Mid_Lothian, to the Germanic Ocean at the promontories of Fast Castle Earnscleugh & St. Abbs Head_ in the parish of Codingham. Berwickshire_ The Lammermoors all lie within East Lothian & Berwickshire; commencing at their extreme western limit, forming for two-thirds_ of their extent, a Southern Screen, or belt, of uplands to Mid Lothian. & constituting , if the Lammermoor portion of Lauderdale be included_ nearly half of Berwickshire_ The Lammermoors are, in themselves, an extensive Range of. for the most part, wild cheerless, unsightly heights- nowhere bold and imposing in aspect, & often Subsidiary - into low folling table - lands. of bleak moor_ They were at one time Clothed with Forests & Must have been as bewildering to the traveller, as grandly Sylvan in their vast contribution to their landscape - They still have natural woods hanging on some of their steeps, and, in such localities, are warmed out of their chilliness of aspect - |
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