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Kirtlehead Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 314m

Old EnglishAI-generated

Kirtlehead Hill likely refers to a hill at the head of the Kirtle water. 'Kirtle' is the name of the river, and 'head' signifies its source or upper part. 'Hill' is the topographic term.

Word origins

Kirtle
Unknownriver name
head
Old Englishhead, source(from hēafod "head")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")