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Auld Kro

cliff or slope · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely refers to an old enclosure or farmstead. 'Kro' in Old Norse means an enclosure, inn, or farmstead, and 'Auld' is a Scots word for old.

Word origins

Auld
Scotsold
Kro
Old Norseenclosure, inn, farmstead(from kró "enclosure, yard")