Rowbar Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire · 190m
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'hrycg', meaning 'ridge', combined with 'bar', which could refer to a boar or a barren place. It describes a ridge associated with boars or a barren landscape.
Word origins
- Rowbar
- Old Englishridge associated with boars or barrenness(from hrycg "ridge", bār "boar")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")