Rubislaw Quarries
lake or loch · Aberdeen City
ScotsAI-generated
Rubislaw Quarries is named after the area of Rubislaw, likely from Scots 'rub' (to rub, scrape) and 'law' (a hill), possibly referring to a rocky hill where stone was scraped or quarried. The 'Quarries' element is self-explanatory.
Word origins
- Rubislaw
- ScotsRocky hill(from rub "to rub, scrape", law "hill")
- Quarries
- Old Englishquarries(from quarriere "quarry")