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Chipperkyle Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name may derive from Old English 'ciper' meaning 'pebble' or 'chipping', and 'cael' meaning 'cold' or 'stream', combined with 'hyll' for hill. It suggests a cold hill with pebbles or a stream.

Word origins

Chipperkyle
Old Englishpebble/chipping + cold/stream(from ciper "pebble/chipping", cael "cold/stream")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")