Stanebutt Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 531m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Stanebutt Hill likely refers to a hill with a stone at its base or a stone buttress. The name combines Old English 'stân' (stone) with 'butt' (a projection or end) and 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Stane
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stân "stone")
- butt
- Old EnglishAttestedprojection, end(from butt "butt")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")