King's Seat Hill
hill or mountain · Clackmannanshire · 58m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill is named as a 'king's seat hill', indicating a prominent hill associated with royal presence or authority.
Word origins
- King's
- Old EnglishAttestedbelonging to a king(from cyning "king")
- Seat
- Old Englishseat, place of sitting or residence(from sæta "seat, dwelling")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")