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Mount Skep

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill associated with a 'skep', which is a basket or beehive. It might indicate a hill where skeps were kept or a shape resembling a skep.

Word origins

Mount
Old Englishhill(from munt "hill, mountain")
Skep
Old Englishbasket, beehive(from scipe "basket, skep")