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Lingmoor Fell [Brown How]

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 470m

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Old NorseAI-generated

Lingmoor refers to a hill covered in heather. 'Fell' means hill or mountain, and 'Brown How' describes a small, rounded hill that is brown in colour.

Word origins

Lingmoor
Old Norseheather-covered hill(from lyng "heather", mór "moor, heath")
fell
Old Norsehill, mountain(from fjall "mountain")
Brown How
Old Norsebrown hill(from brúnn "brown", haugr "mound, hill")