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Pendeen Cliff

cliff or slope · Cornwall

CornishAI-generated

This name refers to a cliff. 'Pen' is a common Cornish and Welsh word for 'head', 'top', or 'end'. 'Deen' or 'din' can mean 'fort' or 'hillfort', suggesting a cliff at the end of a fortified hill or a prominent headland.

Word origins

Pen
Cornishhead, top, end(from pen "head, top")
deen
Cornishfort, hillfort(from din "fort, hillfort")
Cliff
Old Englishcliff(from clif "cliff")