Burnswark Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 287m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from Old English 'burna' (stream) and 'weorc' (work, fortification), possibly referring to a stream near a fortification. It is also associated with a Roman fort.
Word origins
- burn
- Old EnglishAttestedStream or brook(from burna "stream, brook")
- wark
- Old EnglishAttestedWork, fortification(from weorc "work, fortification")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")