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Harter Fell (Eskdale)

hill or mountain · Cumberland · 653m

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Old NorseAI-generated

Harter Fell in Eskdale is likely named from the Old Norse for a rough or rugged hill, possibly with a reference to a hart or stag.

Word origins

Harter
Old Norserough, rugged, hart's(from harðr "hard, rough", hjartar "of a hart")
Fell
Old Norsehill, mountain(from fjall "mountain, fell")