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Braidshaw Rig

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

ScotsAI-generated

Braidshaw Rig is likely a combination of 'braid' (broad), 'shaw' (a small wood or copse), and 'rig' (a ridge). It describes a broad ridge with a small wood.

Word origins

Braid
Scotsbroad(from brāde "broad")
shaw
Old Englishwood, copse(from sceaga "wood, copse")
Rig
Old Norseridge(from hryggr "ridge")