King's Seat
hill or mountain · Midlothian · 295m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill is named as a 'king's seat', likely a place where a king would sit or preside, possibly for observation or ceremony.
Word origins
- King's
- Old EnglishAttestedbelonging to a king(from cyning "king")
- Seat
- Old Englishseat, place of sitting or residence(from sæta "seat, dwelling")