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")