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Hill of Forss

hill or mountain · Highland · 144m

GaelicAI-generated

This name is thought to originate from Gaelic words meaning 'hill' and 'a place of the rushes or reeds'. It describes a prominent hill in an area likely characterised by marshy vegetation.

Word origins

Forss
Gaelicplace of the rushes(from fuaras "place of coldness")
hill
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill")