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Black Knowe Head

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name describes the summit of a dark-coloured hill. It combines the Old English adjective 'blæc' (dark, black) with 'cnoll' (hill, mound) and 'hēafod' (head, top).

Word origins

Black
Old Englishdark, black(from blæc "dark, black")
Knowe
Old Englishhill, mound(from cnoll "small hill, mound")
Head
Old Englishtop, summit(from hēafod "head, top")