Red Knott
hill or mountain · Cumberland · 452m
Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated
Red Knott is a descriptive name, with 'Red' referring to the colour of the soil or rock and 'Knott' deriving from the Old Norse 'knut', meaning 'a rounded hill' or 'peak'.
Word origins
- Red
- Old Englishred(from rēad "red")
- Knott
- Old Norserounded hill(from knut "rounded hill, peak")