Harestone Hill
hill or mountain · East Lothian · 504m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'hær' meaning 'rock' or 'stone', combined with 'stan' meaning 'stone'. It refers to a stony place.
Word origins
- Hær
- Old Englishrock, stone(from hær "rock, stone")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")