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Dungeon Ghyll Force

waterfall · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely combines Old English 'dunn' meaning dark or dun-coloured, with 'gāra' meaning a gore or triangular piece of land. 'Ghyll' is a Norse word for a ravine, and 'Force' means waterfall.

Word origins

Dungeon
Old Englishdark, dun-coloured(from dunn "dark, dun-coloured")
Ghyll
Old Norseravine
Force
Old Norsewaterfall