Rough Knowe
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders · 481m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
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 EnglishAttesteduneven, stony, coarse(from rūh "rough, coarse, naked")
- Knowe
- Old EnglishAttestedhillock, knoll(from cnoll "knoll, hillock")