Beacon Hill
hill or mountain · Devon · 196m
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a hill that was used as a beacon. The term 'beacon' comes from Old English and denotes a fire or light used for signaling.
Word origins
- Beacon
- Old Englishsignal fire, lighthouse(from bæcen "signal, beacon")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")