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Duntrune Hill

hill or mountain · Angus

PictishAI-generated

Duntrune Hill is thought to derive from Pictish 'dun' (fort) and possibly 'trefn' (thorn) or a personal name, referring to a fortified place with thorns or associated with a person named Trefn.

Word origins

Dun
Pictishfort(from dun "fort")
trune
Pictishthorn or personal name(from trefn "thorn")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")