A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Dechmont, a hill-summit on the SW border of Cambuslang parish, Lanarkshire, 5½ miles SSE of Glasgow. The highest point of the hill-range that terminates north-westward in Carmunnock, it has an altitude of 602 feet above sea-level, and commands a magnificent view, whose beauties form the theme of a descriptive poem by John Struthers. The Beltane fires long blazed from its summit; and on its slopes were formerly many Caledonian cairns and suchlike structures, now almost totally obliterated.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a hill-summit" (ADL Feature Type: "mountain summits") |
| Administrative units: | Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
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