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Challoch Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hill name likely derives from the Old English word 'scealc' meaning a servant or perhaps a young man. It could refer to a hill associated with a person of that name or status.

Word origins

Challoch
Old Englishservant, young man(from scealc "servant, young man")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")