Blackside, a mountain on the mutual border of Sorn and Muirkirk parishes, Ayrshire, adjacent to the boundary with Lanarkshire, 6½ miles ENE of Mauchline. It has an altitude of 1342 feet above sea-level; and it commands a splendid and extensive view, said to comprehend parts of sixteen counties.
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