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Gowks Hill

hill or mountain · East Lothian

Old EnglishAI-generated

Gowks Hill likely derives from an Old English personal name, possibly 'Gawc', combined with the common topographic term 'hyll' meaning hill.

Word origins

Gowks
Old EnglishPossibly from a personal name 'Gawc'
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")