Castle Hill
hill or mountain · East Dunbartonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is a straightforward description of a hill that once had a castle or fortification on it. The word 'castle' derives from Old English 'castel', meaning a fortified place.
Word origins
- Castle
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from castel "castle, fortified place")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")