Shield Knowe
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
Shield Knowe likely combines Old English 'scield' meaning 'shield' (perhaps referring to the shape of the hill) with Old Norse 'knarr' meaning 'knoll' or 'hillock'.
Word origins
- Shield
- Old Englishshield(from scield "shield")
- Knowe
- Old Norseknoll, hillock(from knarr "knoll, hillock")