- LAMMERMOORS
- a range of hills separating the counties of Haddington and Berwick, extending from Gala Water to St. Abb's Head, the Lammer Law being 1733 ft.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
LAMMERMOORS
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