Blackcraig Hill
hill or mountain · East Ayrshire · 701m
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Old NorseAI-generated
This hill is named from the Old Norse word 'svartr' meaning black, and 'klettr' meaning rock or cliff. The addition of 'Hill' is a later English descriptor.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Norseblack(from svartr "black")
- craig
- Old Norserock, cliff(from klettr "rock, cliff")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")