rocky height
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As the pyre was kindled, on a rocky height above it a woman appeared.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Such a party of skirmishers had lately won Castellum Marcianum, which crowned a rocky height above an extensive pine-wood near C�sena, close to the royal camp.
From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix
Bordering upon the lawn and shrubbery, to the east, rose a little rocky height, which, in fact, prevented the dwellers at Mosswood from ever seeing the sun rise.
From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan
Cima da Conegliano, so called from his birthplace in Friuli—the rocky height of which serves as a background in some of his pictures—settled in Venice74 in 1490, when he was about thirty years old.
From Six Centuries of Painting by Davies, Randall
From the roofed mirador we had a good view of the town rising on its rocky height above the sea.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart
