Standingstone Edge
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Standingstone Edge refers to an edge or cliff marked by a standing stone. The name combines Old English 'standende' (standing) with 'stân' (stone) and 'ecg' (edge).
Word origins
- Standingstone
- Old EnglishAttestedstanding stone(from standende "standing", stân "stone")
- Edge
- Old EnglishAttestededge, cliff, boundary(from ecg "edge")