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Sidegate

cliff or slope · Aberdeenshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Sidegate likely refers to a path or road situated on the side of a slope or hill. It combines the Old English word 'sīde' meaning 'side' or 'slope' with 'geat' meaning 'gate', 'path', or 'opening'.

Word origins

Side
Old Englishside, slope(from sīde "side, slope")
gate
Old Englishgate, path, opening(from geat "gate, path, opening")