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Milldown

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 738m

Donald
Old EnglishAI-generated

The name combines 'mill' with 'down', referring to a hill or open high ground. It likely indicates a mill situated on or near a prominent downland area.

Word origins

Mill
Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
down
Old Englishhill, high open ground(from dun "hill, fortress")