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Penkiln Mews

settlement · Dumfries and Galloway

WelshAI-generated

This name means 'head of the kiln' or 'top of the kiln'. It indicates a settlement located near or at the site of a kiln, possibly for pottery or lime.

Word origins

Pen
Welshhead, top, end(from pen "head, top, end")
kiln
Old Englishkiln(from cyln "kiln")
Mews
Norman Frenchstables(from mue "mews, stables")