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Dead Wife's Hillock

hill or mountain · Moray

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hillock associated with a 'dead wife'. It likely marks a burial site or a place of local legend concerning a deceased woman.

Word origins

Dead Wife's
Old EnglishBelonging to the dead wife(from dēad "dead", wīf "wife, woman", -es "possessive marker")
hillock
Old Englishsmall hill(from hȳlic "small hill")