Altarstone Pool
lake or loch · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Altarstone Pool is likely named from Old English 'altare' meaning altar and 'stan' meaning stone. It refers to a pool near a stone that may have been used as an altar.
Word origins
- Altarstone
- Old EnglishAttestedaltar stone(from altare "altar", stan "stone")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pol "pool")