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Blackhouse Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Blackhouse Hill likely refers to a hill near a dark or isolated dwelling. 'Black' denotes colour or perhaps a sinister association, and 'house' refers to a dwelling.

Word origins

Black
Old Englishdark, black(from blæc "black")
house
Old Englishhouse, dwelling(from hūs "house")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")