Rough Hill Tarn
lake or loch · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name refers to a hill that is rough or uneven in terrain. 'Tarn' is a dialectal word for a small mountain lake or pool.
Word origins
- Rough
- Old Englishuneven, stony, difficult(from rūh "rough, coarse")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")
- Tarn
- Old Englishsmall mountain lake(from t(i)ern "lake, pool")