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Scalebarrow Knott

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 338m

Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated

Scalebarrow Knott combines Old Norse and possibly Brittonic elements. 'Scale' may relate to a stream or a shed, 'barrow' to a burial mound, and 'knott' to a hill.

Word origins

Scale
Old NorsePossibly stream or shed(from skáli "hut, shed", skál "stream")
Barrow
Old EnglishBurial mound(from beorh "mound, hill")
Knott
Old NorseHill, rocky outcrop(from hnóttr "nut, small hill")