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Shiely Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shiely Hill likely derives from Old English 'scel' meaning 'shallow' or 'sheer', combined with 'hyll' meaning 'hill'. It describes a shallow or steep hill.

Word origins

Shiely
Old Englishshallow, sheer(from scel "shallow, sheer")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")