Mills of the Ord
cliff or slope · Shetland Islands
GaelicAI-generated
Mills of the Ord likely refers to a mill located near a prominent hill or promontory. 'Ord' is a common Gaelic term for such a feature.
Word origins
- Mills
- Old EnglishPlural of mill, a building for grinding grain.(from mylen "mill")
- of the
- Old EnglishPrepositional phrase indicating possession or location.
- Ord
- GaelicA pointed hill or promontory.(from ord "point, peak, hill")