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HALIDON HILL, an eminence on the N verge of Northumberland; rising gradually from the river Tweed, 2 miles W of Berwick. A battle was fought here in 1333 between the English and the Scots; and is the subject of a drama by Sir Walter Scott.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an eminence" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
| Administrative units: | Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Halidon Hill |
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