Keelylang Hill
hill or mountain · Orkney Islands · 221m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Keelylang Hill is likely of Gaelic origin, possibly meaning 'narrow hill' or 'hill of the narrow place'. 'Hill' is a later English addition.
Word origins
- Keelylang
- GaelicAttestednarrow hill or place(from caol "narrow", lag "hollow, low place")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill