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Craigencrosh Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

Craigencrosh Hill is likely named from Gaelic 'craig' meaning 'rock' and 'crosh', possibly meaning 'cross' or referring to a crossing point. It describes a rocky hill with a cross or a crossing.

Word origins

Craig
Gaelicrock(from creag "rock, crag")
crosh
Gaeliccross(from cros "cross")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")