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Quarry Hill

hill or mountain · East Ayrshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Quarry Hill indicates a hill where a quarry was situated. 'Quarry' comes from the Old French 'quarriere' meaning 'stone pit'. 'Hill' is a direct English translation of the topographic feature.

Word origins

Quarry
Old Englishquarry(from quarriere "stone pit, quarry")
Hill
Old Englishhill