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Tump (hill)


Tump means a hillock, mound, barrow or tumulus. The Welsh words twmp and Twmpath may be related. Although some may appear similar to glacial drumlins, for the most part they are man-made, e.g. remains from mineral extraction, burial mounds (tumuli and especially Bowl barrows) or Motte-and-bailey castle mounds. The following geographical features in the UK are referred to using the word:


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