Red Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This is a straightforward descriptive name for a hill that is red in colour. The colour could be due to the soil, rock, or vegetation on the hill.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from rēad "red")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")