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Black Hillocks

hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to small hills that are dark in colour. 'Black' describes the colour of the terrain, and 'Hillocks' denotes multiple small hills.

Word origins

Black
Old Englishdark-coloured(from blæc "black")
Hillocks
Old Englishsmall hills(from hyll "hill", -oc "diminutive suffix", -as "plural suffix")