Campsie Fells
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The Campsie Fells are a range of hills in central Scotland
, stretching east to west, from Denny Muir to Dumgoyne
, in Stirlingshire
. (The southern extent of the range fall within East Dunbartonshire
). The highest point in the range is Earl's Seat which is 578 m (1897 feet) high. The range overlooks the villages of Strathblane
, Blanefield and Lennoxtown
to the South, Killearn
to the West and Fintry
to the North. The Fintry Hills lie further to the North, Kilpatrick Hills
lie to the West and the Kilsyth Hills to the east.
The name is taken from one of the individual hills in the range, called Campsie; meaning crooked fairy hill, from the Scottish Gaelic cam, meaning crooked, and sìth meaning fairy. Fells originates from the Old Norse
word fjal, meaning hill.
Erosion
along the line of a geological fault known as the Campsie Fault has left tiers of rock representing some 30 lava
flows which date from the Carboniferous
period.
The headwaters of the Carron
rise in the Campsies.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, stretching east to west, from Denny Muir to Dumgoyne
Dumgoyne
Dumgoyne is a hill prominent on the edge of the Campsie Fells and is a well known landmark visible from Glasgow. It is a volcanic plug and is 427 m high...
, in Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
. (The southern extent of the range fall within East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of...
). The highest point in the range is Earl's Seat which is 578 m (1897 feet) high. The range overlooks the villages of Strathblane
Strathblane
Strathblane is a village and parish in the registration county of Stirlingshire, situated in the southwestern part of the Stirling council area, in central Scotland. It lies at the foothills of the Campsie Fells and the Kilpatrick Hills on the Blane Water, north of Glasgow, east-southeast of...
, Blanefield and Lennoxtown
Lennoxtown
Lennoxtown is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north.It is now part of the East Dunbartonshire council area but prior to 1975 was in the county of Stirling....
to the South, Killearn
Killearn
Killearn is a small village of approximately 1700 people in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The village name stems from the Gaelic Cill Earnain, meaning Ernan's Church; the Ernan in question presumably being one of the canonised individuals of that name who were both relatives and followers...
to the West and Fintry
Fintry
Fintry is a small village in central Scotland, nestled in the strath of the Endrick Water between the Campsie Fells and the Fintry Hills, some 19 miles north of Glasgow. It is within the local government council area of Stirling...
to the North. The Fintry Hills lie further to the North, Kilpatrick Hills
Kilpatrick Hills
The Kilpatrick Hills are a range of hills in central Scotland, stretching from Dumbarton in the west to Strathblane in the east. Strathblane divides the Kilpatricks from the Campsie Fells to the east, while to the north is part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park...
lie to the West and the Kilsyth Hills to the east.
The name is taken from one of the individual hills in the range, called Campsie; meaning crooked fairy hill, from the Scottish Gaelic cam, meaning crooked, and sìth meaning fairy. Fells originates from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
word fjal, meaning hill.
Erosion
Erosion
Erosion is when materials are removed from the surface and changed into something else. It only works by hydraulic actions and transport of solids in the natural environment, and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere...
along the line of a geological fault known as the Campsie Fault has left tiers of rock representing some 30 lava
Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
flows which date from the Carboniferous
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299.0 ± 0.8 Mya . The name is derived from the Latin word for coal, carbo. Carboniferous means "coal-bearing"...
period.
The headwaters of the Carron
River Carron (Forth)
The River Carron is a river in central Scotland. This river has given its name to towns in Falkirk, a variety of regional features, a type of cannon, a line of bathtubs, two warships and an island in the Southern Hemisphere.-River Carron:The river rises in the Campsie Fells before flowing into...
rise in the Campsies.
External links
- Computer-generated virtual panoramas Earl's Seat Index
