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Knowe Heads

hill or mountain · Northumberland

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")
Heads
Old Englishheads, summits(from heafod "head, summit")