Moat Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a hill with a motte, a type of early medieval fortification. The 'moat' element likely derives from the Old English word 'mōt', meaning a meeting place or boundary, which was later adapted to describe a mound or earthwork.
Word origins
- Moat
- Old EnglishAttestedmotte, mound, meeting place(from mōt "meeting place, boundary")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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