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Knockminwood Hill

hill or mountain · Inverclyde

GaelicAI-generated

This name combines the Gaelic 'cnoc' (hill) with 'minwood', which is likely an anglicisation of a Gaelic term. It refers to a hill with a specific, possibly wooded, characteristic.

Word origins

Knock
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill, mound")
minwood
Gaelicpossibly 'smooth wood'(from mìn "smooth", coille "wood")