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Merkland Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 369m

Old EnglishAI-generated

Merkland Hill likely derives from the Old English 'mearc' meaning 'boundary' and 'land'. It suggests a hill on or near a boundary land.

Word origins

Merkland
Old Englishboundary land(from mearc "boundary, border", land "land")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")