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A spring and significant dip runs between them. The landfills were my solution to get rid of the mountains of surface waste dirt. I turned a problem into a solution. The landfills broaden and level the narrow front (southern) plateau and will provide more usable area. I am thinking livestock pens (that may change in the future). The front plateau only had a long narrow area that was somewhat level and then plunged into a slope of varying steepness.

All the cleared areas generated waste dirt. Top soil that was scraped away. It was of no use as fill and I could not leave organic soil behind and risk regrowth along the driveway or in the clearings.

KVR said
is it all top soil? Can you sell it to any local landscape companies?

It is not all top soil. Again, the result of the contractor ignoring my instructions. Getting the idea why I fired them?

I looked into the "selling top soil" suggestion. There were numerous reasons it would not work including: unverified quality and fertility of soil, expense of trucking and distance, no loading equipment on site, finite supply, and no profit margin.

Besides, the trees were already cleared to make the farm road and landfills. Not using the soil to create the landfills would turn the clear cutting of the front plateau into a tragedy.

KVR said
well at least you got some fill for raised beds if you want to build some, so you got that going for you

You seem to perceive the landfill areas negatively. I'm not sure why. I already said I was considering them a positive in that they gave the property more usable level ground which I said I've considered to use for livestock pens.