Difference between revisions of "Windy Standard"
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| − | + | '''Windy Standard''' is a mountain of 2,290 feet in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]], amongst the [[Carsphairn Hills]]. It stands close to the county border with [[Ayrshire]], which is marked here by the infant [[Water of Deugh]], a river rising on Windy Standard’s slopes. | |
The name of the hill is apparently borne out in its climate, for parts of the slopes are now as festooned with wind turbines as with trees. | The name of the hill is apparently borne out in its climate, for parts of the slopes are now as festooned with wind turbines as with trees. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:14, 13 April 2015
| Windy Standard | |||
| Kirkcudbrightshire | |||
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 Windy Standard: summit and turbines | |||
| Range: | Carsphairn Hills | ||
| Summit: | 2,290 feet NS620014 55°17’15"N, 4°10’28"W | ||
Windy Standard is a mountain of 2,290 feet in Kirkcudbrightshire, amongst the Carsphairn Hills. It stands close to the county border with Ayrshire, which is marked here by the infant Water of Deugh, a river rising on Windy Standard’s slopes.
The name of the hill is apparently borne out in its climate, for parts of the slopes are now as festooned with wind turbines as with trees.
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