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Eagle Knowe

hill or mountain · South Ayrshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Eagle Knowe is an Old English name meaning 'hill of the eagle'. 'Knowe' is a dialectal term for a small hill or knoll.

Word origins

Eagle
Old Englisheagle(from ēa(r)l "eagle")
Knowe
Old Englishknoll, small hill(from cnōl "knoll")