Croftheads Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a hill at the 'heads' of crofts. 'Croft' signifies small enclosed fields, and 'heads' indicates the upper or main parts of these fields. 'Hill' is a straightforward topographic term.
Word origins
- Croftheads
- Old Englishheads of the crofts(from croft "small farm, enclosed field", heafod "head, top, source")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")