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Westerkeith Hill (NO 283382)
Scots wester, “lying to the west” + surname Keith
Hill slope north of Lundie Craigs triangulation pillar, above Wester Keith and Easter Keith farms
In this view of Lundie Craigs from Bowhouse Hill, Westerkeith Hill is the broad grassy shoulder to the right of the crags
A closer view of Westerkeith Hill, from Palmer Wood
West Mains Hill (NO 315376, 290m)
English west + Scots mains, the home farm of an estate (in this case, Auchterhouse)
Location: outlier, west central
Neighbours: Bowhouse Hill (W)
Summit: rough grazing; the summit is grassed-over prehistoric cairn, surmounted by a triangulation pillar and a conical modern cairn built from the cemented spoil of a nineteenth-century archaeological excavation
Notes: above West Mains farm (East Mains farm lies closer to Auchterhouse); wind turbine on south side
Summit cairn of West Mains Hill, looking towards Auchterhouse Hill (with trees) and Craigowl (with masts)
Looking west from the summit of West Mains Hill towards Bowhouse Hill (low grassy mound in middle distance)
West Mains Hill from the south
Whinny Knowe (NO 273355)
English whinny, “covered in whin bushes” + Scots knowe, “knoll”
Western slope of Balshando Hill
Whinny Knowe from the west
Balshando Hill from Whinny Knowe
White Hill (NO 274338, 233m)
English, as written, probably referring to its original pale grass cover in contrast to the heather on nearby Blacklaw Hill
Location: outlier, west
Neighbours: Unnamed Point 273 (N), Blacklaw Hill (NE)
Summit: rough grass in forestry fire break, crossed by remains of old stone wall
Notes: recent forestry work has eliminated much of the original pale grassy appearance
Summit of White Hill, looking towards King’s Seat (in sunlight)
White Hill from the west