A hillock or knoll is a small hill, The Free Dictionary, "hillock" entry, retrieved December 18, 2007 usually separated from a larger group of such as a Mountain range. Hillocks are similar in their distribution and size to small or . This particular formation occurs often in Great Britain and China. A similar type of landform in the Scandinavia goes by the name "kulle" or "bakke" (depending on the country) and is contrary to the above phenomena formed when polish down hard, crystalline bedrock of gneiss or , leaving a rounded rocky hillock with sparse vegetation.
One of the most famous knolls is the one near John F. Kennedy's point of assassination, the grassy knoll, in Dealey Plaza of downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the source of many prominent conspiracy theories regarding the circumstances of his assassination.
A "blind knoll" is either hidden or not readily apparent to those driving vehicles. There are road signs that warn of this, advising drivers to slow down.
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