Tinto

{{Short description|Marilyn peak in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.}}

{{about|the hill in Scotland|the drink|Tinto de verano|the Portuguese wine grape|Tinto (grape)|the Italian wine grape that is also known as Tinto|Bonamico (grape)|other uses|Tinto (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = Tinto

| photo = Stubble below Tinto.jpg

| photo_caption =

| elevation_m = 711

| elevation_ref = {{Cite web|url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=1678|title = Tinto|website=Hill-bagging.co.uk}}

| prominence_m = 442

| prominence_ref =

| listing = Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim, G, D,DN,Y{{Cite web|url=http://www.hills-database.co.uk/database_notes.html#classification|title=Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide|website=Hills-database.co.uk|access-date=5 November 2021}}

| translation = Gaelic, Brythonic: possibly Fire Hill

| language =

| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɪ|n|t|oʊ}}

| location = South Lanarkshire, Scotland

| range = Southern Uplands

| coordinates =

| grid_ref_UK = NS 95322 34368

| topo = OS Landranger 72

| map =

}}

File:Tinto from Lanark Racecourse (1) - geograph.org.uk - 576059.jpg.]]

Tinto is an isolated hill in the south of the Central Lowlands just to the north of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It comprises little more than one top, which stands on the west bank of the River Clyde, some {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} west of Biggar. The peak is also called "Tinto Tap", with the name Tinto possibly deriving from the Scottish Gaelic word {{lang|gd|teinnteach}}, meaning "fiery", which may refer to its ancient past as a look out beacon. Further known as the "Hill of Fire" it is also suggested{{by whom|date=May 2018}} exposed red hue felsite rock visible in many places on the hill helped give rise to this name due to the effect seen when a setting sun illuminates the hillside.

At the summit sits "Tinto Cairn", and with a diameter of {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} and a height of {{convert|6|m|abbr=on}} it is one of the largest Bronze Age round cairns in Scotland, most of which are found at lower elevations.{{Cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/47525/tinto-cairn|title=Tinto Cairn|website=Canmore.org.uk|access-date=5 November 2021}}

An old Scots children's rhyme tells of the "kist in the mist" at "Tintock tap", {{lang|sco|kist}} being the Scots word for "chest".

On Tintock tap, there is a mist,

And in that mist, there is a kist,

And in that kist, there is a cup,

And in that cup, there is a drap.

Tak' up that cup, and drink that drap, that's in yon kist, on Tintock tap!

It is accessible for walking and is one of the premier locations for hanggliding and paragliding. Tinto is located near the small villages of Thankerton and Wiston.

Tinto is also the venue for one of the most popular hill running races in Scotland which is held annually in November.