Kirn of Slettans
cliff or slope · Shetland Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
Kirn of Slettans is likely a Norse name. 'Kirn' may refer to a churn or a rounded hill, and 'Slettans' could mean 'flat areas' or 'slopes'.
Word origins
- Kirn
- Old Norsechurn, rounded hill(from kurn "churn")
- of
- Old Englishof(from of "of")
- Slettans
- Old Norseflat areas, slopes(from slétta "flat area, plain")