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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")