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Peatstack Hill

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hill is named for the presence of peat, possibly in a stack-like formation or a place where peat was stacked. 'Staca' means stake or stack, and 'hyll' means hill.

Word origins

Peatstack
Old Englishpeat stack(from pēt "peat", staca "stake, stack")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")