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Knockmurdo Hill

hill or mountain · Fife

GaelicAI-generated

The name likely derives from the Gaelic word 'cnoc' meaning hill, combined with 'murd' which could refer to a sea-mark or a boundary. It describes a hill with a notable feature related to the sea or a boundary marker.

Word origins

Knock
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill, knob")
murdo
Gaelicsea-mark or boundary(from muir "sea", dòigh "way, manner, custom")