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Tinto
Sign in to savethumb|right|Tinto from Lanark Racecourse. Tinto is an isolated hill in the south of the Central Lowlands just to the north of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It comprises little more than one top, which stands on the west bank of the River Clyde, some west of Biggar. The peak is also called "Tinto Tap", with the name Tinto possibly deriving from the Scottish Gaelic word '''', meaning "fiery", which may refer to its ancient past as a look out beacon. Further known as the "Hill of Fire" it is also suggested exposed red hue felsite rock visible in many places on the hill helped give rise to thi
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Within Vinony's link graph, Tinto is referenced by 26 other articles, and connects out to Scottish Gaelic, Scotland and geographic coordinate system.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Donald mountains, Grahams and Landforms of South Lanarkshire.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Part of
- Southern Uplands
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Lanarkshire
- Elevation
- 711
- Image
- Stubble below Tinto.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- NS9532234368
- located in/on physical feature
- Southern Uplands
- Commons category
- Tinto, South Lanarkshire
- historic county
- Lanarkshire
- mountain range
- Southern Uplands
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thumb|right|Tinto from Lanark Racecourse. Tinto is an isolated hill in the south of the Central Lowlands just to the north of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It comprises little more than one top, which stands on the west bank of the River Clyde, some west of Biggar. The peak is also called "Tinto Tap", with the name Tinto possibly deriving from the Scottish Gaelic word '''', meaning "fiery", which may refer to its ancient past as a look out beacon. Further known as the "Hill of Fire" it is also suggested exposed red hue felsite rock visible in many places on the hill helped give rise to this name due to the effect seen when a setting sun illuminates the hillside.
At the summit sits "Tinto Cairn", and with a diameter of and a height of it is one of the largest Bronze Age round cairns in Scotland, most of which are found at lower elevations.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tinto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
3 mapped locations