Craigluscar Hill
hill or mountain · Fife · 228m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely combines Gaelic 'creag' (rock, crag) with 'luscar', possibly meaning 'place of herbs' or 'place of rushes'. It could refer to a crag where these plants grow.
Word origins
- Craig
- GaelicAttestedrock, crag(from creag "rock, crag")
- luscar
- GaelicAttestedplace of herbs or rushes(from lus "herb, rush", car "place")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")