Collon Hill [Castletimon Hill]
hill or mountain · Wicklow · 239m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Collon Hill is likely named from Gaelic 'Cnoc Loinn', possibly meaning 'Hill of the hollow' or 'Hill of the enclosure'. 'Cnoc' is hill, and 'Loinn' could derive from 'lon' (hollow) or 'lann' (enclosure).
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- Loinn
- GaelicAttestedhollow or enclosure(from lon "hollow", lann "enclosure")