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Hareshaw Hill

hill or mountain · South Lanarkshire · 467m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely derives from the Old English word 'hær' meaning 'rock' or 'stone', combined with 'shaw' meaning 'wood' or 'thicket'. It refers to a stony area near a wood.

Word origins

Hær
Old Englishrock, stone(from hær "rock, stone")
shaw
Old Englishwood, thicket(from sceaga "wood, thicket")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")