Lammermoor Range

For the Scottish range, see Lammermuir Hills.
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Ailsa Craig
Lammermoor
Named features in the Lammermoor Range
Highest point
PeakLammermoor
Elevation1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Coordinates45°43′13″S 169°44′15″E / 45.72034°S 169.73742°E / -45.72034; 169.73742
Geography
LocationSouth Island, New Zealand
Range coordinates45°36′S 169°45′E / 45.60°S 169.75°E / -45.60; 169.75

The Lammermoor Range is a range of rugged hills in Central Otago, in southern New Zealand.[1]

Geography

The range runs for approximately 30 kilometres northeast from the Lammerlaw Range before reaching the Sutton Stream which drains the saddle between it and the southern end of the Rock and Pillar Range and that flows to the east and into the Strath Taieri valley near Sutton Salt Lake, southwest of Middlemarch. The south east flank of the range is drained by Deep Stream a tributary of the Taieri River. The upper reaches of the Taieri River also drain the north western flank of the range. The highest point of the range is towards its south and called Lammermoor at 1,160 m (3,810 ft).[2]

The parts of the range from about Ailsa Craig east are in Te Papanui Conservation Park.[3]

Peaks

Named Peaks in Lammermoor Range
Name Height Coordinates
Lammermoor 1,160 metres (3,810 ft) 45°43′13″S 169°44′15″E / 45.72034°S 169.73742°E / -45.72034; 169.73742}[2]
Ailsa Craig 1,132 m (3,714 ft) 45°38′53″S 169°47′20″E / 45.64815°S 169.78888°E / -45.64815; 169.78888[4]

Naming

The range was named for the Lammermuir Hills in south east Scotland,[1] possibly influenced by the spelling of Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor, which is set in those hills.

Environment

The Lammermoor Range was the designated site for Project Hayes, a giant controversial wind farm proposal which was abandoned in 2012.

The range is one of only two sites where the Nationally Endangered Burgan skink has previously been found.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "NZGB Gazetteer:Lammermoor Range". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "NZGB Gazetteer:Lammermoor". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Te Papanui Conservation Park" (PDF). doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. ^ "NZTopoMap:Ailsa Craig". Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Oligosoma burganae". Atlas of the amphibians and reptiles of New Zealand. The Department of Conservation. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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