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Outer Butt Hill

hill or mountain · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

Outer Butt Hill refers to a hill with a prominent, projecting feature, located on the outer edge of an area. 'Butt' likely derives from Old English 'butt', meaning a strip of land or a projection.

Word origins

Outer
Old Englishouter(from ūter "outer")
Butt
Old Englishstrip of land, projection(from butt "strip of land, projection")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Outer Butt Hill