Black Mires Dam
lake or loch · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a dam holding back dark, marshy water. 'Black' is Old English for dark, 'mire' means marsh or bog, and 'dam' is a barrier.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark, lacking light(from blæc "black")
- Mires
- Old Englishmarshes, bogs(from mȳre "marsh, bog")
- Dam
- Old Englishdam, barrier(from damm "dam")