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Moat Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill with a motte, a type of early medieval fortification. The 'moat' element likely derives from the Old English word 'mōt', meaning a meeting place or boundary, which was later adapted to describe a mound or earthwork.

Word origins

Moat
Old Englishmotte, mound, meeting place(from mōt "meeting place, boundary")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Motehill