Drumderfit Hill
hill or mountain · Highland · 148m
GaelicSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Drumderfit Hill is likely a Gaelic name for a rounded or conical hill. 'Drum' means 'ridge' or 'height', and 'fhit' or 'fiodh' could relate to 'wood' or 'forest'.
Word origins
- Drum
- Gaelicridge, height(from druim "ridge")
- derfit
- Gaelicwood, forest(from fhit "wood", fiodh "wood, forest")
Historical forms
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