Mormond Hill (from Gaelic Mórmhonadh, "big hill")[1] is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet (230 m) and 767 feet (234 m); the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill.[2] The hill is surrounded by the low-lying arable region known as Buchan. At its foot are the villages of Strichen and New Leeds.
The hill is mentioned in the folk song "Mormond Braes", about a girl from "Strichen toon" who resolves to make a better match after her lover jilts her.[3]
- ^ Watson (1926), p. 404.
- ^ "Mormond Hill". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Greig, Gavin (1963). Folk-Song in Buchan and Folk-Song of the North-East. Hatboro, Pennsylvania: Folklore Associates. p. 63.