Hill of Pitspunkie
hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire
PictishAI-generated
The prefix 'Pit-' is characteristic of Pictish settlement names, meaning 'farmstead' or 'estate'. The second element, 'spunkie', is of uncertain origin, possibly relating to a personal name or a local feature.
Word origins
- Pitspunkie
- Pictishfarmstead/estate of Spunkie(from pit "farmstead, estate")