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Hill of Skilmafilly

hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire · 176m

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely derives from the Old Norse 'skilma-felli', meaning 'hill with a dividing ridge' or 'hill with a shelter'. 'Skilma' can mean a partition or shelter, and 'felli' means hill.

Word origins

Skilma
Old Norsepartition, shelter(from skilma "partition, screen, shelter")
filly
Old Norsehill(from fjall "mountain, hill")