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Shepherd's Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hill name likely refers to a hill associated with shepherds, possibly a place where they grazed sheep or rested. The possessive 's' indicates association.

Word origins

Shepherd's
Old Englishbelonging to a shepherd(from scēaphierde "shepherd", 's "possessive marker")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")