Fauldside Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Fauldside Hill likely combines Old English 'fald' (fold, enclosure) with 'side' (a slope or flank). It describes a hill with a fold on its side or slope.
Word origins
- Fauldside
- Old EnglishAttestedfold side(from fald "fold", side "side, slope")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")