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The Wiss

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The Wiss is a 589-metre summit in Scottish Borders. It counts among the 1,546 Marilyns, British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It is one of 57 hills the Albion Guide maps in Scottish Borders. For more of the same, Turner Cleuch Law and Ward Law are close by.

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