Stone Gallows Hill
hill or mountain · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name suggests a hill associated with a gallows, possibly marked by stones or located on stony ground. It combines 'stan' (stone), 'galga' (gallows), and 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stan "stone")
- Gallows
- Old EnglishAttestedgallows(from galga "gallows")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")