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Eildon HillsEildon Hills from Melrose
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Surrounded by prosperous farming country, the legacy of 18th and 19th century farm improvement, the three volcanic peaks of the Eildon Hills rise to a height of 422m (1385 feet) to the south of Melrose in the middle Tweed valley of the Scottish Borders. The eroded remnants of a volcanic vent dating from the Carboniferous period (286-360 million years ago), the Eildons are capped by an Iron-Age fort and a geographical indicator. In legend, the area around the Eildon Hills is associated with King Arthur and the wizard Michael Scott who is attributed with the splitting of the Eildon Hills.
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