Lammermoor Hills

Lammermoor Hills

Lammermoor Hills (Lammermuir), Gebirgszug in Schottland zwischen den Grafschaften Haddington u. Berwick, erstreckt sich westlich bis in die Grafschaft Edinburg; mittlere Kammhöhe 1509 Fuß; bildet die Wasserscheide zwischen Forth u. Tweed.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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