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Mucklaberg

cliff or slope · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

Mucklaberg likely refers to a 'large hill' or 'hill with a prominent feature'. 'Muckle' is a dialectal form of 'big' or 'great', and 'berg' means hill or mountain.

Word origins

Muckle
Old NorseBig, large, great.(from mikill "great, large")
berg
Old NorseHill, mountain.(from berg "hill, mountain")