Rough Shoulder
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to the rough slope or side of a hill. 'Rough' describes the terrain, and 'shoulder' is used metaphorically for a sloping side of a hill or mountain.
Word origins
- Rough
- Old Englishuneven, stony, coarse(from rūh "rough, coarse, naked")
- Shoulder
- Old Englishslope of a hill(from sculdor "shoulder")