Damhouse Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Damhouse Hill likely refers to a hill near a house or settlement that was associated with a dam or weir.
Word origins
- Dam
- Old Englishdam, weir(from damm "dam, weir")
- House
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse, dwelling(from hūs "house, dwelling")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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