Howford Hill
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders · 308m
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely combines the Old English 'hōh' (spur of land, heel-shaped hill) with 'ford', referring to a river crossing. It describes a ford located on or near a spur of land.
Word origins
- How
- Old Englishspur of land, heel-shaped hill(from hōh "heel, spur of land")
- ford
- Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "ford")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")