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")