Shakeseston Hill
hill or mountain · South Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines an Old English personal name, 'Scaccel', with 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to a hill associated with the settlement of Scaccel.
Word origins
- Shakeseston
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement of Scaccel(from Scaccel "personal name", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")