Dunnichen Hill
hill or mountain · Angus · 233m
PictishAI-generated
Dunnichen is likely of Pictish origin. 'Dun' means fort or hill, and 'nichen' may relate to a personal name or a specific feature, possibly 'Nectan'.
Word origins
- Dun
- Pictishfort, hill(from dun "fort, stronghold")
- nichen
- Pictishpossibly personal name Nectan(from Necton "personal name")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")