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Knowe Head

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely combines 'cnoc' (rounded hill) with 'heafod' (head, summit). The term 'cnoc' was borrowed into Old Norse and is common in northern England and Scotland.

Word origins

Knowe
Old Englishrounded hill(from cnoc "rounded hill, knob")
Head
Old Englishhead, summit(from heafod "head, summit")