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Kilfillan Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

The name likely refers to a hill associated with a saint named Faelán. The 'Kil' prefix in Gaelic often denotes a church or cell dedicated to a saint.

Word origins

Kil
Gaelicchurch, cell(from cill "church, cell")
fillan
GaelicFaelán (a saint's name)(from Fáelán "little wolf")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")