Loch of Swartmill
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a 'loch of the black mill'. 'Swart' means black and 'mill' is self-explanatory.
Word origins
- Swartmill
- Old Norseblack mill(from svartr "black", mylna "mill")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake