- mountain

MOUNTAIN, or Hill P. 42, f. 56. (ELVN)

MOUNTAIN-INFLAMED. It is also termed a burning hill or mount. P. 42, f. 57. (ELVN)

MOUNTAIN, or Montese Cress. A plain cross humettée. P. 8, f. 28. (ELVN)

montagne mountain; mount. Sometimes depicted naturalistically, and sometimes as a «montagne de trois coupeaux (qv.)», when it is shown as three rounded hillocks issuant from base, the centre higher than those in the flanks. This way of drawing a mount is common in continental heraldry, although rare in England. The number of coupeaux is not fixed at three, although this is the normal number. A «montagne de six coupeaux» is known as a montjoie, which in non-heraldic terms is a cairn, or a pile of stones which represents an important event, and which is often surmounted by a cross. FRGL