Lonscale Fell
hill or mountain · Cumberland · 715m
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Old NorseAI-generated
The name likely refers to a hill or mountain with a long slope or ridge. 'Lon' may be related to 'long', and 'scale' could refer to a steep slope or a boundary marker.
Word origins
- Lonscale
- Old Norselong slope or boundary(from langr "long", skali "hut, shed, or boundary")
- Fell
- Old Norsemountain, hill(from fjall "mountain, fell")