Shielhill Glen
valley · Inverclyde
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Shielhill Glen combines Old English 'scel' (shelter, hut) or 'scield' (shield, shelter) with 'hyll' (hill), and the Gaelic 'gleann' (valley). It suggests a valley with a sheltered hill or a hill providing shelter.
Word origins
- Shiel
- Old Englishshelter, hut(from scel "shelter, hut")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
- Glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")