High Knowes
hill or mountain · Northumberland · 395m
Old NorseAI-generated
High Knowes likely combines the Old Norse word 'hár' meaning 'high' with 'knǫkki' meaning 'hill' or 'peak', with the plural 's' indicating multiple such features.
Word origins
- High
- Old Norsehigh(from hár "high")
- Knowes
- Old Norsehills, peaks(from knǫkki "hill, peak")