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Mote Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill that served as a meeting place or fortification. 'Mote' derives from the Old English 'mot' or 'gemot', meaning a meeting or assembly, and often implies a fortified place.

Word origins

Mote
Old Englishmeeting place, assembly, fortified place(from mot / gemot "meeting, assembly")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")