The Battery Banks
cliff or slope · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a cliff or slope that served as a defensive battery. It combines the Old English 'battrie' (battery) with 'bank' (slope or embankment).
Word origins
- The Battery
- Old Englishthe battery(from battrie "battery (military emplacement)")
- Banks
- Old Englishbanks, slopes(from banc "bank, slope")