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Cunswick Scar

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 207m

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely combines the Old Norse 'kunnr', meaning 'skill' or 'knowledge', with 'scar', referring to a rocky outcrop or cliff. It may denote a place of skill or knowledge associated with a rocky feature.

Word origins

Cunswick
Old Norseskillful place(from kunnr "skill, knowledge", vik "bay, inlet")
Scar
Old Norserocky outcrop, cliff