Spion Kop

Spion Kop may refer to:

Spion Kop (hill) or Spioenkop, a hill in South Africa
- Spion Kop (stadiums) (or Kop), the colloquial for a number of sports terraces and stands, originally from their resemblance to the hill
- Battle of Spion Kop, a battle fought during the Second Boer War in 1900 on Spion Kop
  - Spion Kop, Nottinghamshire, a small village named after the battle
  - In the short story "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good" in the collection My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse, "Spion Kop" is used as a metaphor (in reference to the battle) for a noisy argument.
Spion Kop (horse) (1917–1941), winner of the 1920 Epsom Derby
SAS Spioenkop (F147), South African Navy frigate

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