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Skellaw Hill

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely derives from the Old Norse word 'skalli' meaning 'bald head' or 'bare hill'. It refers to a hill that is bare or treeless.

Word origins

Skellaw
Old Norsebald hill(from skalli "bald head, bare hill")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")