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Nevay Park Hill (NO 331426)
Gaelic neimhidh (from Britonnic nemeton, “holy place”) + English park, “enclosed piece of land”
Hill slope above Nevay Park estate, on the west side of the ridge between Unnamed Point 315/2 and Back Drum
Seen from near Unnamed Point 315/2, Nevay Park Hill is the slope below the trees; the ridge of Back Drum is to the right, with the summit of Back Drum just visible above the trees
Newtyle Hill (NO 296399, 269m)
Gaelic neimhidh (from Britonnic nemeton, “holy place”) + tulach “at the hill”
Location: main ridge, west central
Neighbours: Auchtertyre Hill (W), Hatton Hill (E)
Summit: heather and gorse
Notes: above town of Newtyle
Summit of Newtyle Hill, looking towards Kinpurney Hill (with tower)
View from Auchtertyre Hill over Newtyle Hill to Kinpurney Hill (with tower) and Henderston Hill (forested)
Newtyle Hill seen across Glack of Newtyle from Hatton Hill
Northballo Hill (NO 251352, 319m)
English north + Gaelic bealach, “pass”; presumably the pass of Ballo Glack, which it overlooks along with its neighbour Southballo Hill
Location: main ridge, west
Neighbours: Southballo Hill (S), Ballo Hill (SE), Hill of Dores (NE), Gask Hill (SW)
Hill Lists: sub-HuMP, Tump
Summit: in previous years, the summit was dominated by dense woodland with deep undergrowth and windfallen trees; the windfall has now been cleared and many standing trees felled, leaving a relatively open summit area
Notes: above North Ballo farm; extensive forestry tracks on slopes, informal mountain bike tracks descending west, north and east sides
Summit of Northballo Hill (2016)
Summit of Northballo Hill (2020)
Northballo Hill from Southballo Hill
Northballo Hill from Gask Hill