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Blanchiebrough

cliff or slope · Orkney Islands

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name may derive from Old English 'blæc' meaning black and 'æsc' meaning ash tree, possibly referring to a black ash tree or a place associated with one. 'Brough' indicates a fortified place or settlement.

Word origins

Blanchie
Old Englishblack ash(from blæc "black", æsc "ash tree")
brough
Old Englishfortified place, settlement(from burh "fortified place, town")