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Blake Rigg (Little Langdale)

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 535m

Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated

Blake Rigg refers to a dark or black ridge. 'Rigg' is a common Old Norse term for a ridge.

Word origins

Blake
Old Norsedark, black(from blakkr "black")
Rigg
Old Norseridge(from hryggr "ridge")
Little
Old Englishsmall
Langdale
Old Norselong valley