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Galla Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

Galla Hill likely derives from the Gaelic 'gall' meaning 'stranger' or 'foreigner', referring to a hill associated with incomers. 'Hill' is the English term.

Word origins

Galla
Gaelicstranger, foreigner(from gall "stranger, foreigner")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")