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The Bourtrees

cliff or slope · North Ayrshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a slope or embankment where elder trees grew. It combines the Old English 'bōðer' (elder tree) with 'dūn' (hill or slope).

Word origins

The Bourtrees
Old Englishelder trees(from bōðer "elder tree")