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Dechmont Law

hill or mountain · West Lothian · 217m

PictishAI-generated

Dechmont Law likely has Pictish origins. 'Dech' could relate to a Pictish word for 'wood' or 'forest', and 'mont' might be a derivative of 'monadh' (hill or mountain). 'Law' denotes a hill.

Word origins

Dech
Pictishwood, forest(from dec "wood")
mont
Pictishhill, mountain(from monadh "hill, mountain")
Law
Scotshill, prominent feature(from lagh "hill")