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Rough Knowe

hill or mountain · South Lanarkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill or prominent point with a rough surface. 'Rough' describes the terrain, and 'knowe' is a dialectal term for a small hill or mound.

Word origins

Rough
Old Englishuneven, stony, coarse(from rūh "rough, coarse, naked")
Knowe
Old Englishhillock, knoll(from cnoll "knoll, hillock")