Tinto
At the summit sits "Tinto Cairn", and with a diameter of 45 m (148 ft) and a height of 6 m (20 ft) it is one of the largest Bronze Age round cairns in Scotland, most of which are found at lower elevations.
An old Scots children's rhyme tells of the "kist in the mist" at "Tintock tap", kist being the Scots word for "chest".
On Tintock tap, there is a mist,
And in that mist, there is a kist,
And in that kist, there is a cup,
And in that cup, there is a drap.
Tak' up that cup, and drink that drap, that's in yon kist, on Tintock tap!
It is accessible for walking and is one of the premier locations for hanggliding and paragliding. Tinto is located near the small villages of Thankerton and Wiston.
Tinto is also the venue for one of the most popular hill running races in Scotland which is held annually in November.
Artistic recognition
Tinto Hill was painted by John Pairman in 1841.
55°35′30″N 3°39′45″W / 55.591692°N 3.662551°W
References
- ^ "Tinto". Hill-bagging.co.uk.
- ^ "Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide". Hills-database.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Tinto Cairn". Canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "JOHN PAIRMAN". Christies.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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