Castle Crag (Mardale)
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 395m
Birkett
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a rocky outcrop or hill with a castle, located in Mardale. 'Crag' is a rocky hill, and 'castle' indicates a fortification.
Word origins
- Castle
- Old Englishcastle, fort(from castel "castle, fort")
- Crag
- Old Norserocky outcrop(from krkr "rocky outcrop")
- Mardale
- Old Norsevalley of the mare(from marr "mare", dalr "valley")