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Shakeseston Hill

hill or mountain · South Ayrshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

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 EnglishSettlement of Scaccel(from Scaccel "personal name", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")