Gatehouse of Fleet
town · Dumfries and Galloway
ScotsSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Gatehouse of Fleet is a settlement named after a 'gatehouse' or toll collection point on the River Fleet. The 'gatehouse' element likely refers to a fortified structure or a place of passage.
Word origins
- Gatehouse
- ScotsAttestedToll house or fortified building(from gate "gate, passage", hus "house")
- of Fleet
- ScotsAttestedOn the River Fleet(from flēot "river, stream")
Historical forms
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