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Arnside Knott

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 159m

Marilyn
Old NorseAI-generated

Arnside Knott is named from the Old Norse 'arni', meaning 'eagle', and 'sætr', meaning 'summer pasture' or 'shieling'. 'Knott' is a Norse term for a rocky peak.

Word origins

Arnside
Old Norseeagle's summer pasture(from arni "eagle", sætr "summer pasture, shieling")
Knott
Old Norserocky peak(from hnǫttr "rocky peak")