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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")