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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills of Dunipace | Hills of Dunipace Hills of Dunipace Hills of Dunipace Hills of Dunipace Hills of Dunipace |
J.B. Hamilton Esqr. John Harvey Brown Esqr. Gazeteer of Scotland 1842 Nimmo's History of Stirlingshire 1817 Statistical Account |
024.13 | Two very remarkable and prominent Knolls, situated in the pleasure grounds of Dunipace House, "The whole structure of these mounts is of earth but they are not both of the same form and dimensions. The most easterly one is perfectly round, resembling an oven, and about 50 feet in height. That it is an artificial work, does not admit of the least doubt; but the same thing cannot be affirmed with equal certainty of the other, though it has generally been supposed to be so to. It bears no resemblance to the eastern one either in shape or size, At the foundation it is nearly of a triangular form, but the superstructure is quite irregular, nor does the height of it bear any proportion to its base. The mounts are now planted with fir? - ash and beech. *** The common account given of these mounts is, that they were erected as monuments of peace, concluded in that place betwixt the Romans and Caledonians, and that their name partakes of the language of both people; Dun, signifying 'hill', in the ancient language of the country, and Pax 'peace', in the language of Rome; the compound word Duni-pace, according to this etymology, signifies 'hills of peace'. If the concurring testimony of historians and antiquaries did not unite in giving this [continued on page 42] |
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