EILDONS, THE

EILDONS, THE
   a "triple-crested eminence" near Melrose, 1385 ft., and overlooking Teviotdale to the S., associated with Sir Walter Scott and Thomas the Rhymer; they are of volcanic origin, and are said to have been cleft in three by the wizard Michael Scott, when he was out of employment.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Eildon Hill — Infobox Mountain Name = Eildon Hill Photo = Eildon Hill North.jpg Caption = Eildon Hill North, with Eildon Village in the foreground Elevation = 422 m (1385 ft) Location = Scottish Borders SCO Range = Prominence = c. 164 m Coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

  • MELROSE —    a small town in Roxburghshire, at the foot of the Eildons, on the S. bank of the Tweed, famed for its abbey, founded by David I. in 1136; it is celebrated by Sir Walter Scott in his Lay of the Last Minstrel …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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