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Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh: The Slidey Stone

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Branwen Dec 12, 2009 15:44:02

Replying to tiompan

HAHA Love that name. Why did it get the name Rebecca's Arse anyway? Is it a shape of a hill or is there some story?

dodge one Dec 12, 2009 15:56:00

Replying to Branwen

Hah! Was wonderin' about your cheeky name change-a-roo there Branwen. Had a look see at what DOUP means. The urban dictionary was quite descriptive.....
A dubious name indeed !

Poor Rebecca......The infamy.

tiompan Dec 12, 2009 16:21:18

Replying to Branwen

Branwen wrote:

HAHA Love that name. Why did it get the name Rebecca's Arse anyway? Is it a shape of a hill or is there some story?

I have never seen a mention of a story and assume the well rounded upland may have reflected Becky's glory . Talking of arses the wheatear was originally white erse .Not far from Becky near Balmoral on Lochnagar is Cac Carn Mor = big shit cairn . And the Devils Point at the south of the Lairig Ghru was originally Bod an Deamhain = Demons penis . Keith Thomas had a great chapter about the loss of such names in one his books I'll have to dig it out .