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Lamb Knowe

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Lamb Knowe likely refers to a hill or knoll associated with lambs, possibly used for grazing. It combines the Old English 'lamb' with 'cnoll', meaning a small hill or mound.

Word origins

Lamb
Old Englishlamb(from lamb "lamb")
Knowe
Old Englishsmall hill, mound(from cnoll "small hill, mound")