Stocking Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill where something is 'stocked' or kept, possibly livestock or supplies. It could also refer to a hill with a stockade.
Word origins
- Stocking
- Old EnglishAttestedPlace where something is stocked or kept(from stoc "stock, post, tree, place", -ing "suffix indicating place or action")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")