Banks of Garth
cliff or slope · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishAI-generated
Banks of Garth is likely an Old English name referring to slopes or embankments associated with a 'garth', which could mean an enclosure or a farmstead.
Word origins
- Banks
- Old Englishslopes, embankments(from banc "slope, bank")
- Garth
- Old Norseenclosure, farmstead(from garðr "enclosure, yard")