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Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 493m

Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated

Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag combines a Norse personal name and valley term with a topographical feature and a descriptive element. 'Bannisdale' likely relates to a person named Banni, and 'Long Crag' describes a lengthy rock face.

Word origins

Banni
Old Norsepersonal name(from Banni "personal name")
dale
Old Norsevalley(from dalr "valley")
Fell
Old Norsemountain, moorland(from fjall "mountain")
Long
Old Englishlong(from lang "long")
Crag
Old Norserocky outcrop(from krkr "rocky outcrop")