monticle

Turning round the corner of a hill, I observed through the mists of evening, which began to gather about me, what seemed to be rather a genteel house on the roadside; on my left, and a little way behind it a strange kind of monticle, on which I thought I observed tall upright stones.

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

There he stood on the monticle, preaching to weather-worn fishermen and mariners gathered below upon the sand.

Lavengro 2004

On the top of this hill or monticle in a timber house dwelt the great Welshman Owen

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

The monticle stands not far from the western extremity of the valley, nearly midway between two hills which confront each other north and south, the one to the south being the hill which I had descended, and the other a beautiful wooded height which is called in the parlance of the country Llwyn Sycharth or the grove of

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

Shortly after leaving him, I turned from the road to inspect a monticle which appeared to me to have something of the appearance of a burial heap.

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

It is the remains of what was once a Norman stronghold, and is perched upon a round mound or monticle, in the midst of the old city.

Lavengro 2004

And as I departed, I waved my hand to him on the monticle, and I shouted,

Lavengro 2004

We thanked her and proceeded to mount the hill or monticle once the residence of the great Welsh chieftain, whom his own deeds and the pen of Shakespear have rendered immortal.

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

He stood on the top of a steep monticle, used by pilots as a look-out for vessels approaching that coast, a dangerous one, abounding in rocks and quick-sands.

Lavengro 2004

Descending the monticle we walked along the road together.

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004