2021

NT1354 : Outcrop on Southern Slope of Faw Mount

taken 3 years ago, 3 km from West Linton, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Outcrop on Southern Slope of Faw Mount
Outcrop on Southern Slope of Faw Mount
The hill names in the Pentlands are so old that most of their meanings remain obscure. According to the very well-written Pentlands Placenames pdf document online, Faw could mean speckled or fallow, but this sounds like a bit of guesswork to me! A weatherstation is situated at the summit.

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Geographical Context: Grassland Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Primary Subject: Rock other tags: OS Hill Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Summit of Faw Mount [3] · Pentlands [2] ·
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Photographer
Ian Dodds   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 March, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 137 544 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:46.5119N 3:22.6397W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 136 543
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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