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Brockholes Hill

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill with badger setts, or a hill with a rough or broken appearance. 'Brock' is Old English for badger, and 'holes' refers to burrows or hollows.

Word origins

Brock
Old Englishbadger(from brocc "badger")
Holes
Old Englishholes, burrows(from hol "hole, hollow")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")