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Milldown Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name refers to a hill with a mill or a mill owner's hill, with 'Down' indicating a hill or open, hilly country.

Word origins

Mill
Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
Down
Old Englishhill, open hilly country(from dūn "hill")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")