Blackcastle Hill
hill or mountain · East Lothian · 319m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'blæc' (black) with 'castel' (castle). It refers to a hill that either had a castle on it or was near one, and was perhaps dark in appearance.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishblack(from blæc "black")
- castle
- Old EnglishAttestedcastle(from castel "castle")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")