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Firebeacon Hill

hill or mountain · Cornwall · 82m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill where a beacon or signal fire was placed. 'Firebeacon' combines the Old English words for fire and beacon.

Word origins

Firebeacon
Old Englishfire beacon(from fȳr "fire", bæc(e)n "beacon, signal")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")