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Foulshot Law

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill associated with a foul or unpleasant law or custom. The 'foul' element indicates a negative characteristic, and 'law' refers to a hill or open country.

Word origins

Foul
Old Englishfoul, dirty, unpleasant(from fūl "foul, dirty")
shot
Old Englishopen country, hill(from scot "open land, hill")
Law
Old Englishhill(from hlāw "hill, mound")