Scar Law
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old NorseAI-generated
This name likely derives from the Old Norse word 'skari', meaning a rocky outcrop or cliff. 'Law' is a common topographical term in Northern England and Scotland, often derived from Old Norse 'lágr' (low) or Old English 'hlāw' (hill, mound).
Word origins
- Scar
- Old Norserocky outcrop, cliff(from skari "rocky outcrop, cliff")
- Law
- Old Norsehill, mound(from lágr "low")