1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EILDON HILLS, a group of three conical hills, of volcanic origin, in Roxburghshire, Scotland, i m. S. by E. of Melrose, about equidistant from Melrose and St Boswells stations on the North British railway. They were once known as Eldune — the Eldunum of Simeon of Durham (fl. 1 130) — probably derived from the Gaelic aill, " rock," and dun, " hill "; but the name is also said to be a corruption of the Cymric moeldun, " bald hill." The northern peak is 1327 ft. high, the central 1385 ft. and the southern 1216 ft. Whe…
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