Millstone Rigg
hill or mountain · County Durham · 489m
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a ridge, likely named after a millstone. The 'mill' element comes from Old English 'mylen' meaning mill, and 'stan' meaning stone.
Word origins
- Millstone
- Old Englishstone used for grinding grain(from mylen "mill", stan "stone")
- Rigg
- Old Englishridge