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Thorny Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Thorny Hill refers to a hill characterized by the presence of thorn bushes. It is composed of the Old English words 'þornig' (thorny) and 'hyll' (hill).

Word origins

Thorny
Old Englishcovered with thorns(from þornig "thorny")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")