Shaw Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Shaw Hill likely derives from the Old English word 'sceaga', meaning a small wood or copse. This refers to a hill that was either wooded or near a wooded area.
Word origins
- Shaw
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall wood, copse(from sceaga "wood, copse")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")