Castle Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This is a descriptive name indicating a hill associated with a castle. The term 'castle' itself derives from Old English 'castel', ultimately from Latin 'castellum'.
Word origins
- Castle
- Old EnglishAttestedCastle(from castel "castle", castellum "small fort, fortress")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")