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Lantern Pike

hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 373m

Ethels
Old EnglishAI-generated

Lantern Pike likely refers to a hill with a prominent peak, possibly one that was used as a landmark or signal point. The name combines an Old English term for a light-bearing object with a word for a mountain peak.

Word origins

Lantern
Old Englishlight-bearing object(from lēoht-fæt "light-vessel")
Pike
Old Englishpeak, mountain(from pīc "peak, point")