Kirkton Hill
hill or mountain · Angus
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kirkton Hill likely refers to a settlement or church on a hill. 'Kirk' is an Old English word for church, and 'ton' means settlement or farmstead. 'Hill' is a straightforward topographic term.
Word origins
- Kirk
- Old EnglishAttestedchurch(from cirice "church")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")