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Kilpatrick Hills, the Glossary

The Kilpatrick Hills are a range of hills in central Scotland, stretching from Dumbarton in the west to Strathblane in the east.^[1]

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34 relations: Agglomerate, Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Bearsden, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Breast-shaped hill, Bronze Age, Campsie Fells, Chambered cairn, Cist, Clydebank, Columba, Cup and ring mark, Dumbarton, Duncolm, East Dunbartonshire, Geograph Britain and Ireland, Lava, List of Marilyns in the British Isles, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Maiden Paps, Milngavie, Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mountains and hills of Scotland, Old Kilpatrick, Plucking (glaciation), Reservoir, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Gaelic, Stirling (council area), Strathblane, Topographic prominence, Tuff, West Dunbartonshire.
Hills of the Scottish Midland Valley
Mountain ranges of Scotland
Mountains and hills of West Dunbartonshire
Protected areas of West Dunbartonshire

Agglomerate

Agglomerate (from the Latin agglomerare meaning "to form into a ball") is a coarse accumulation of large blocks of volcanic material that contains at least 75% bombs.

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Balloch, West Dunbartonshire

Balloch (Am Bealach) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond.

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Bearsden

Bearsden is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the city centre.

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Bowling, West Dunbartonshire

Bowling (Bowlin, Bolan) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of 740 (2015).

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Breast-shaped hill

A breast-shaped hill is a hill in the shape of a breast.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.

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The Campsie Fells (also known as the Campsies; Monadh Chamaisidh) are a range of hills in central Scotland, stretching east to west from Denny Muir to Dumgoyne in Stirlingshire and overlooking Strathkelvin to the south. Kilpatrick Hills and Campsie Fells are hills of the Scottish Midland Valley and mountain ranges of Scotland.

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Chambered cairn

A chambered cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the Neolithic, consisting of a sizeable (usually stone) chamber around and over which a cairn of stones was constructed.

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Cist

In archeology, a cist (also kist; from κίστη, Middle Welsh Kist or Germanic Kiste) or cist grave is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead.

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Clydebank

Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Columba

Columba or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.

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Cup and ring mark

Cup and ring marks or cup marks are a form of prehistoric art found in the Atlantic seaboard of Europe (Ireland, Wales, Northern England, Scotland, France (Brittany), Portugal, and Spain (Galicia) – and in Mediterranean Europe – Italy (in Alpine valleys and Sardinia), Azerbaijan and Greece (Thessaly and Irakleia (Cyclades)), as well as in Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) and in Switzerland (at Caschenna in Grisons).

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Dumbarton

Dumbarton (Dumbairton, Dumbartoun or Dumbertan; Dùn Breatann or Dùn Breatainn, meaning 'fort of the Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary.

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Duncolm

Duncolm (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Choluim) is a hill in Scotland. Kilpatrick Hills and Duncolm are mountains and hills of West Dunbartonshire.

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East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire (Aest Dunbartanshire; Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatann an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Geograph Britain and Ireland

Geograph Britain and Ireland is a web-based project, begun in March 2005, to create a freely accessible archive of geographically located photographs of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Lava

Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface.

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List of Marilyns in the British Isles

This is a list of Marilyn hills and mountains in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and surrounding islands and sea stacks.

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Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (Pàirc Nàiseanta Loch Laomainn is nan Tròisichean) is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills.

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Maiden Paps

Maiden Paps, Maidens Paps or Maiden's Pap may refer to.

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Milngavie

Milngavie (Muileann-Ghaidh) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow.

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Milton, West Dunbartonshire

Milton (historically Milton of Colquhoun) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Mountains and hills of Scotland

Scotland is the mountainous country in the United Kingdom.

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Old Kilpatrick

Old Kilpatrick (Auld Kilpaitrick, Cille Phàdraig meaning "Patrick's church"), is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Plucking (glaciation)

Plucking, also referred to as quarrying, is a glacial phenomenon that is responsible for the weathering and erosion of pieces of bedrock, especially large "joint blocks".

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Reservoir

A reservoir is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scots language

ScotsThe endonym for Scots is Scots.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Stirling (council area)

The Stirling council area (Stirlin; Sruighlea) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about (estimate).

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Strathblane

Strathblane (Strath Bhlàthain) is a village and parish in the registration county of Stirling, situated in the southwestern part of the Stirling council area, in central Scotland.

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Topographic prominence

In topography, prominence or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it.

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Tuff

Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption.

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West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire (Wast Dunbairtonshire; Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpatrick_Hills

Also known as Duncolm hill.

Kilpatrick Hills, the Glossary

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See also

Hills of the Scottish Midland Valley

Mountain ranges of Scotland

Mountains and hills of West Dunbartonshire

Protected areas of West Dunbartonshire

References